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Do you have a teen
or pre-teen loved one that suffers from drug and/or alcohol abuse?
"Underage drinking presents an enormous public health issue. Alcohol
is the drug of choice among children and adolescents. Annually, about 5,000
youth under age 21 die from motor vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries,
and homicides and suicides that involve underage drinking."
"In 2006, 1.4 million youth ages 12 to 17 needed treatment for an alcohol
problem. Of this group, only 101,000 of them received any treatment at a
specialty facility."
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TEEN DRUG ABUSE ON THE RISE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Press Release)
January, 2011 -- Drugs and alcohol addiction has reached the
epidemic level in United States. Worse yet, there are kids that
are dying using these substances. We all need help in addressing
and fighting the adolescent drug addiction. Our kids need help
to face abuse and addiction issues and get their lives back.
Unfortunately the statistics are not in our favor. Year after
year the incidents of teen drug abuse and death from overdoses
are going higher and higher. The problem is getting worse
when you look into the ease with which teens have access to
prescription medication. No one talked about teen prescription
drug abuse a decade ago. Today we are learning about “pharm
parties”, the type of party where teens bring pills
from their homes and dump them into a large bowl for everybody
to reach and pick one as if they were jelly beans. Mostly,
they ingest the pills but other times they crush the pills
and snort, smoke or inject the powder. In the case of OxyContin,
this has led to heart attacks and comma, when the pain medication,
meant as a time-release drug, quickly reaches the bloodstream.
These parties are a tragedy waiting to happen.
We at Inspirations for teens offer hope and inspiration to
our teens and parents. During all the years that we have been
providing treatment for alcohol and drug abuse, there has
not been one single case that a child came into our substance
abuse treatment facility and did not have a dream for his
or her future. Kids, regardless of how carelessly they throw
away their hopes and future, still dream about a better tomorrow
and a better life. We owe it to our kids to show them the
path back to a normal and productive life. As Karen Walsh,
co-founder of Inspirations Youth and Families, says: “Every
child has a dream. If we can show them that they haven’t
destroyed it, then we have something to work with.”
As professionals and the family, we and you have to work together
in the hardest times of our kid’s life to help them
rescue their future.
In such critical and vulnerable ages of our teens lives,
it is sad to know that not even one third of adolescents who
need help for substance abuse, received specialty treatment,
in part because such facilities are few and far between.
Inspirations Youth and Families staffed with masters level
therapists has specific programs designed to address the present
and future of teen addiction. Inspirations focuses on continued
education with its on-site school programs and its 90-day
residential addiction treatment program emphasizes on living
skills. Each of our youth is responsible for cooking, keeping
their apartment in the villa, laundry and grocery shopping.
They also have the opportunity to re-enter the real world,
participating in outdoor activities such as going to the movies,
attending a gym, bowling, skating and participating of several
local seasonal recreational activities
Chris Walsh, also co-founder of Inspirations, worked on secluded
facilities prior to establishing his own adolescent addiction
treatment and he found that patients who relapsed, most often,
were those who were not ready to deal with the outside world.
He says. “ We bring the world to the teens and make
sure they are engaging it …… we want them to use
the tools available to make healthy choices.”
If you suspect your child is abusing drugs or alcohol, seek
professional help and remember these three C's: that 'you
didn't Cause, can't Control and can't Cure' your child's problems.
But you can and must take charge and seek help for your child.
The earlier you act upon your child’s addiction problems
the better off your child will be.
Reach out to us. Recovery from addiction is just a click or a phone
call away. If the information you are looking for is not found here and you
need immediate attention you may contact us:
Teen Addiction Help: 1-888-757-6237
Addiction Treatment for Young Adults and Adults : 1-888-387-6237
http://www.covecenterforrecovery.com
or e-mail
us.
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