Addiction and teens: What to do when addiction touches your teen 10 Articles

by Lauren Beyenhof

Adolescents who may be caught up in drug abuse and addiction generally exhibit some, if not all, of the following changes Problems at school; poor academic performance, cutting class, disrespecting teachers, or dropping...read more

by Judith Hillard

my baby, my daughter, my god.... we wrap her in pink tape a bow to her head we show her off to grandma and our people at church we celebrate each word, each step, each tooth we chase scary monsters from beneath her...read more

by Rev. R. D. Brown

Most of us find the thought of our teenage son or daughter having an addiction terrifying. It's the stuff nightmares are made of. You brought her into the world. You nurtured him through his toddler years. You loved, disci...read more

by RoseAnna Woods

In a world that has changed so much since we were kids, our teens are faced with new challenges and new problems. Our parents worried about smoking and drugs, but today our young adults are facing a new phenomena, computer...read more

by Melissa Williams

There is new evidence supporting the theory that drug addicts are predispositioned to be drug addicts because of a chemical imbalance. Drugs cause the mind to produce endorphins and eventually the brain completely stops ma...read more

by Elizabeth Mckibben

If your teen is caught in an addiction - Hold an intervention! Do it immediately! Contact up to a dozen people who care about your child; people your kid likes and respects; people who care about people. Include friends, r...read more

by Buttercup

Stop. Think for just one moment. What kind of addictions did you have as a teen that were not exactly healthy? If you did not have any then you are not human. Everyone has addictions as teens that we wish we hadn't had. Ev...read more

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by William Scott Smith

As an adult we face trials and stress daily. Finance, health, relationships and death are only a few of the causes. I can remember back when I was a teen, a really cute girl asked me to go to the school bonfire. I was so ...read more

by Mike Duckworth

Do you understand why your teen is having problems with addictions? Is the first question you should ask yourself. Before you go and rush to any conclusions you must try to look at their addiction with an open mind. If ...read more

by Mike Senior

Addictions touching a teen is a misnomer...addictions attempt to flat out, smack down any teen they contact. They are to be considered living, breathing attacks that start out small and insignificant and steadily grow...read more