Recovery High Schools Giving Teens a Second Chance

Recovery High Schools: Giving Teens a Second Chance

 Recovery high schools are helping teen addicts maintain sobriety by focusing on recovery and their studies at the same time. Recovery high schools are popping up across not only the U.S., but all over the world. Why? Because teens who attend addiction rehab typically have difficulties integrating back into their old high school without relapsing….
Child Addicts - the Dire Reality of Sugar Addiction

Child Addicts – the Dire Reality of Sugar Addiction

 Could your children be addicted to sugar? It’s more common than you think. Growing evidence reveals the addictive qualities of sugar— many similarities can be found in the effects of sugar and other addictive substances such as cocaine and nicotine on the brain. Around the world adults are now seeking help for their addiction to…
Is My Family Safe From Addiction

Is My Family Safe From Addiction?

 If you are an addict, will your children and loved ones suffer from addiction as well? Both genetics and environmental factors play a part in addiction. How is your family affected? Addiction researchers now have strong evidence for the genetic basis of addiction. Genes predispose some individuals to addiction, while others are less likely to…
Addiction Prevention Starts at Home with Teenagers

Addiction Prevention Starts at Home with Teenagers

 You need to speak to your teen about this now, before high-risk behaviour turns to drug or alcohol addictions. Many addictions start when people are teenagers. Frequently, alcoholics have had their first drink before the age of 16, according to one study. Teenagers who started drinking before the age of 15 were four times more…
Can Abuse as a Child mean Addiction as an Adult

Can Abuse as a Child mean Addiction as an Adult?

 Not all people struggling with addiction were abused as children of course, but recent studies are showing that there could be a relationship between the two. The development of brain imaging technologies has allowed researchers to gain an exciting view of how the brain works, and the findings are definitely worth mentioning. Magnetic resonance imaging…
The Urges to Use Stem From Abnormal Emotional Development

The Urges to Use Stem From Abnormal Emotional Development

 Staying sober is sometimes very challenging and there are times when you want to just give up. But this a normal desire, that little voice in your head that says you can just do a little bit once in a while-What is the point of living life if you can’t enjoy yourself anyway? Why do…
How To Explain Addiction and Addiction Treatment to a Child

How To Explain Addiction and Addiction Treatment to a Child

 When a parent or older relative is abusing substances or alcohol and must enter an addiction treatment centre, the situation is difficult for a young child to understand. Why must this parent or this uncle leave for, what is to a child, a long period of time? In addition, the child might question if he…