Initiating the 12 Steps Program: Helping Adolescents Overcome Addiction
The 12 Steps are based on spiritual principles and are intended to aid individuals in recovery from substance use addictions, behavioral addictions, or other compulsive behaviors. The 12 steps have been in existence since 1937. A simple internet search will reveal over 100 ways the steps are utilized. Yet there are claims there is no evidence of their efficacy. Why the dispute? While it is true
Signs and Principles of Teen Drug Use
When is it time to get professional help for your teenager? Science tells us how drugs and alcohol affect an adolescent differently than adults. In the adolescent years, the areas of the brain that are responsible for judgment and self-inhibition are still developing, while the areas of the brain that govern reward-seeking and emotion are fully formed. In other words, the adolescent brain can be thought
Addiction, Trauma, and Wounds
Society as a whole has an easier time accepting medical healing and treatment than we do behavioral health and addiction treatment. If we were to take the time and see the similarities, it could help with any conflicting ideas that we may be holding onto that prevents us from seeking help when it is needed. In the medical world, doctors follow certain steps to heal wounds. Step
