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Taking the ‘High’ Out of Higher Education

Written By: Randy Haveson Date: October 16th, 2009. Topic: Adolescents.

Myths have existed in our society since the dawn of time. The world is flat. Using leeches helps cure diseases. Sanitariums are the only cure for alcoholics. And the one that concerns this article most, college students in early sobriety need to take time off from college to be successful in their recovery. Until recently [...]

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Generation RX: The Dangers of Teens and Prescription Medication Abuse

Written By: Sherry Gaba, LCSW Date: October 16th, 2009. Topic: Adolescents.

Viewers cannot turn on the television today without a story depicting pop icon Michael Jackson and his un-timely death.  It has brought to the forefront of everyone’s mind a reminder of the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. What parents may not realize is although overall teen drug use is down nationwide; prescription drug abuse is [...]

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Crystal Meth…… The Bulimia of Today’s Teens

Written By: Dawn Smith-Theodore, M.A., MFT, LMFT Date: June 4th, 2009. Topic: Adolescents.

Soccer, baseball, swimming, track, dance, gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, community service, school, grades, college, SAT scores and the list goes on and on.  How much of the pressure to look a certain way, compete to be the best in school, sports and have the perfect body is driving the epidemic of eating disorders in our [...]

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Prevalence and Reasons for Self-Harm Among Teenage Girls – Research Mixed with Teens’ Perspectives

Written By: Dustin L. Tibbitts, LMFT Date: April 9th, 2009. Topic: Adolescents.

I spent an hour today with a young woman who had not harmed herself for eight weeks.  She had not harmed herself, that is, until today.
As we talked, she unwound tape from her forearms – tape she had wrapped around paperclips pressed tightly against her skin, hidden under the long sleeves of her sweatshirt.  She [...]

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