By: JoAnn Kukulus, M.S. Clinical Psychology BBS Registered Intern at Adolescent Counseling Services Part II of blog series on Co-Occurring Disorders Read Part I: Co-Occurring Disorders: Diagnosis Regardless of which issue presented first, mental health or alcohol/substance abuse, recovery depends on acknowledging and treating both the alcohol/substance abuse and the mental health issue. The most […]
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What is “Palcohol”?
May 15, 2014 
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By: Beverly Reyes ACS Intern in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/palcohol-powdered-alcohol-may-present-serious-health-risks/ A new product going by the brand name Palcohol got a rush of media attention this week. Palcohol is simply freeze-dried alcohol in powder form, packaged in small packets that promise an easy way to take a stiff drink on the go. Some health […]
Continue readingPot-smoking style linked to addiction risk
April 22, 2014 1 Comment
Source: http://www.reuters.com By: C.E. HUGGINS Marijuana smokers’ behavior is more important than the potency of their pot or how much of the psychoactive ingredient THC they take in for predicting who will become dependent, according to a small new study. Researchers have debated whether smokers of high-potency cannabis varieties are at greater risk of addiction because […]
Continue readingI Am in Recovery: One Girl’s Story
March 4, 2014 0 Comments
Source: yourteenmag.com By: Emily Fisher High school is tough. It’s so tough that many adults, even decades removed from the social hell, still feel some anxiety if they have to step foot in a high school again. Side effects from being pent up for hours with a bunch of insecure, still-maturing teenagers (while being an […]
Continue reading“Sizzurp”- A Risky Drug Available at your Local Drugstore
February 12, 2014 0 Comments
By: Taryn Bogonovich Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program Intern Teens have been known to experiment with new ways to get a “high”. You may have heard the news recently about a new craze referred to as “Sizzurp” or “Purple Drank”, which is a mix of soda, candy and prescription cough syrup with codeine. While rap musicians […]
Continue readingMy Teen Does Not Think Marijuana is Dangerous- What Do I Say
December 5, 2013 0 Comments
Source: Yourteenmag.com Expert: Mark McConville Ph.D. QUESTION: My teen does not think that marijuana is dangerous. He thinks it should be legal and as far as he is concerned, everyone he knows uses it with any detrimental effort. So why shouldn’t he? What can I do to convince him otherwise. Yours is an increasingly common challenge for […]
Continue readingWalking While Intoxicated Causes One-Third of Pedestrian Fatalitys
August 7, 2013 0 Comments
Source: USA Today Joan Lowy, The Associated Press 8:35 p.m. EDT August 5, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as drinking and driving can be deadly, so can drinking and walking. Over a third of U.S. pedestrians killed in 2011 had blood alcohol levels above the legal limit for driving, according to government data released Monday. […]
Continue readingStudys Show Substance Abuse Use Higher in Teens with Mental Health Issues
February 14, 2013 0 Comments
Two studies have recently come out showing a higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use amongst adolescents with mental health disorders. The first study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry revealed a significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use by adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity […]
Continue readingSynthetic Marijuana Causes Serious Health Probems
December 6, 2012 1 Comment
Post from CBSnews.com By:Michelle Castillo A new report shows synthetic pot sent 11,406 people to the emergency room in 2010. The number pales in comparison to the 461,028 people who went to the ER for marijuana-related causes in 2010, but it’s still a large number that’s concerning officials. One-third of the people who went to […]
Continue readingUse of Pot in Teen Years Linked to IQ Decline by Age 30
August 30, 2012 0 Comments
As recent studies have shown that marijuana use is extremely popular with adolescents, more so than alcohol and tobacco, further research, just released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that habitually smoking marijuana before age 18 showed an eight-point drop in IQ between the ages of 13 and 38, a considerable […]
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