How Effectively Teen Drug Programs Works?

Some people convince their friends and colleague by saying, not all drugs cause physical dependence, but all of them, even with minor use, have a detrimental effect on personality. It is appropriate to recall that mental dependence often develops even in the case of the use of such "light" drugs as marijuana. The use of marijuana is often accompanied by a weakening of the strong-willed qualities of the individual, loss of motivation: interest in what is happening in life is lost, the desire to work and study disappears, and a person does not care how he looks. A common symptom of marijuana use is a violation of short—term memory, and attention, which is associated with the death of nerve cells in certain areas of the brain.
 
Since the second half of the nineties, another addiction has been added to the list of bad habits of children and adolescents. According to Drug Rehabilitation For Teens, the number of registered drug addicts has increased. At the same time, there is a clear tendency for rejuvenation in narcological patients. Children aged eight to ten are involved in the first trials and experiments with drugs.

How do recognize an addict and what to do with them?

Among the common signs that indicate the beginning of the use of psychoactive substances by adolescents, experts call the following:
•    decreased interest in studying, usual hobbies;
•    the appearance of aloofness, emotional coldness towards others, the appearance of traits such as secrecy and deceitfulness is possible;
•    possible manifestations of aggressiveness, and irritability, alternating with periods of unnatural complacency;
•    the social circle mainly consists of older people;
•    the desire to borrow money, an increased interest in children from wealthy families, an annoying desire to make friends with them;
•    the presence of items such as syringes, small vials, bags made of cellophane or foil, plastic bags from sharply smelling substances, and the presence of a specific chemical odor from clothing and the mouth;
•    change in appetite — from complete absence to sharp increase, episodic nausea;
•    unreasonable constriction or dilation of the pupils;
•    the presence of traces of injections in the area of elbow bends, and forearms.

According to the Teen Drug Programs, if a parent suspects drug use by teenagers, the sequence of actions should be as follows:
•    At the first contact, it is advisable to avoid repression and any aggressive and condemnatory manifestations. Provide the teenager with sufficient information about the consequences of drug use. Indicate the inadmissibility of appearing at school in a state of drug intoxication and inform that in this case, the administration of the educational institution will act following the procedure established for such a situation.
•    Offer help to a teenager correctly and unobtrusively.
•    Not to disclose information about the adolescent's drug problems, as this may lead to loss of contact and other negative consequences for the teenager.
•    Have information about institutions providing drug treatment to minors. You should be especially aware of the possibilities of anonymous treatment.

Teenage Counseling Services Is Just A Phone Call Away

An increasing number of young people believe that the use of certain types of drugs does not cause much harm. This is ignorance and myths. The nature of drug addiction is the most serious disease, the formation, and development of mental and physical dependence on drugs. The first myth is, Try it, everyone tries it. That's not true. Most often, teenagers of low psychological foundations become victims of false argumentation: conflicted, prone to petty theft, deceit, prone to outbursts of anger, and aggressiveness. Such individuals are incapable of purposeful activity, do not do well, and lag in psychophysiological development. They subsequently become drug distributors, which is inevitable, since this is the only way they can provide themselves with money for drugs.

The second myth is, Try it — there will be no harmful consequences. That's a lie. First of all, addiction to some drugs may occur after one or two receptions. In addition, there are individual differences in the sensitivity of the body; even death is possible at the first injection. It is advisable contact Teenage Counseling Services for de-addiction. A large variation in individual sensitivity is characteristic, for example, of cocaine and its derivatives, which sometimes leads to fatal outcomes due to heart failure. In conditions of underground artisanal drug production, it is impossible to get rid of harmful impurities and accurately dose the substance. In clinical practice, many cases of severe poisoning caused by toxic impurities in artisanal drugs have been described.

The third myth is, Try it, if you don't like it, and stop taking it. About physical dependence you've heard something. However, we are convinced that it can be overcome at this condition it is mandatory to have Teen Couseling services, for example, with the help of doctors. They say, there will be no special problems because a person with certain will (and you, of course, are strong-willed!) can immediately and irrevocably stop taking drugs. At the same time, there is usually a witness who is familiar with someone who, after a period of serious abuse, showed will, went through "withdrawal" and now has not been using drugs for a month (two, three) — no consequences.

Firstly, when using any kind of drug, both "light" and "heavy", the will suffers, first of all. This is noticeable even when other personality changes are not yet manifested. What happens is what narcologists call an energy decline - it is the volitional qualities of the individual that weaken, purposefulness decreases or is lost, i.e. a person becomes incapable of productive activity, often stops studying, and quits work. Secondly, remission especially when using drugs such as heroin is short-lived. After a certain period up to several months, the patient is again seized by an uncontrollable desire to take the drug, and the cycle of the disease repeats with more severe consequences. Remission lasting up to a year is observed only in a very small number of patients (about 10%), and in people of mature age.