Walkergate Mum's Heartache After Death of Heroin Addict Son

Walkergate mum's heartache after death of heroin addict son

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With family support, the 28-year-old had been clean for seven months and swore he would never return to the drug-fuelled lifestyle that transformed him from a loving son and brother into a crazed addict concerned only about where he'd get his next fix …
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Just Say No to Talking About Your Own Drug Use with Your Kids

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And because the study looked at one single point in time, it's impossible to know whether the parental disclosures caused the teens' change in attitudes, or whether the parents, sensing a problem, decided to disclose in an attempt to help. … But …
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Smtg to think abt: Texting could help reduce teen drinking

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"As pediatricians, we deal with teenagers, but substance abuse is the area that we are the least trained in," says Lorena Siqueira, M.D., director of Miami Children's Hospital adolescent medicine division. "I was delighted that I could liaise with the …
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Teens at Risk – Addiction and Depression – www.tmwmedia.com A lot of depressed people, especially teenagers, also have problems with alcohol or other drugs. Sometimes the depression comes first and people try using drugs as a way to escape. Other times, the alcohol or other drug use comes first, and depression is caused by the drug itself, the withdrawal from it or the problems that substance abuse causes. The important point is that if someone has one or both of these problems, the sooner they get help the better. Teens at Risk teaches how to be honest about both issues – showing how depressed teens can deal effectively with their illness without substance abuse and how to communicate with people who can help them get into treatment.