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CDC estimates that up to 15% of high school students have used select illicit or injection drugs. If you are a parent of a teen who is struggling with addiction, you know that this is a serious problem. Teen addiction can have lifelong consequences, including health…

Over the last decade, quite a few studies and surveys have suggested that teenagers aren't using drugs as much as they used to. At one point in 2021, researchers actually discovered the biggest single-year decline in drug use among teenagers in almost 50 years. But this doesn't…

Up to 8% of teenagers have used illicit drugs other than marijuana in the past year, which may not be such a surprising number. Kids get curious, and it's common for them to experiment with drinking and drugs in high school. However, as with adults,…

Many people are surprised when they discover just how common mental health challenges are. In the United States, about 20% of adults experience some kind of mental illness every year. Over the course of a lifetime, the percentage of people who experience mental illness at…

Think addiction is a problem only adults struggle with? Think again. Recent reports show that 1 in 8 teenagers abused an illicit substance last year. And if your teen is abusing drugs and alcohol, we know that admitting them to an addiction treatment center is…

More people than ever before are beginning to see the benefits that therapy can provide for them. For the past five years, the demand for the services of behavioral therapists has been increasing at a rate of about 8.2% each year. In the United States…