Drug Use

Individuals who struggle with drug addiction feel a compulsion to use drugs, and that use persists even in the face of extremely negative consequences. The compulsion to use drugs can take over the individual�s life. Drug treatment must help the individual to stop using drugs and maintain a drug-free lifestyle, while achieving productive functioning in the family, at work, and in society. Drug treatment should also involve the family of the addict, because the addiction often disrupts the family dynamics as well. It is important to remember that drug use can have severe medical consequences, but recovery is possible through a treatment program.

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Drug Use News Articles

• Prescription Painkiller Abuse on the Rise With Teens

  According to a newly-released national study, today's teens are more likely to abuse a prescription painkiller or other prescription medication as a means of getting high than they are to experiment with illegal drugs. Read Full Article »

• Does Your Family's History of Alcoholism Put You at Risk?

  If you're among the millions who have a parent, grandparent, or other close relative with alcoholism, does that mean problems with alcohol are inevitable for you too? Read Full Article »

• Closing the Gender Gap in Addiction Treatment

  By Hugh C. McBride
  
  Among the many strides women have made in the past generation, at least one “advancement” is unlikely to be cause for celebration: According to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, one in four abusers of drugs or alcohol in the United States is female, making women the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s substance-abusing population. Read Full Article »

• The Dark Side of Prescription Drugs

  By Patti Geier, LCSW
  
  Prescription drug addiction usually begins by genuinely needing the drug that's been prescribed for medical reasons...but somewhere along the line it progressively turns to the regular use/abuse of the medication in an attempt to satisfy emotional and psychological needs. Read Full Article »

• Changing the Lives of Teens Through the Power of Choice: A Strength-Based Model in Wilderness Therapy

  By Meghan Vivo
  
  Outback is a progressive wilderness therapy program for adolescents ages 13 to 17 struggling with problems such as oppositional defiance, academic underachievement, low self-esteem, depression, substance abuse, and other behavioral and emotional issues that operates under the philosophy that we all have a choice as to what we’ll make of our lives. Read Full Article »

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