Oregon has special facilities for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction in teenagers. If you have a young adolescent at home with an addiction problem, then any intervention specialist would direct you to enroll yourself for a treatment program in a center that specially caters to children and teenagers.
Category Archives: Teen Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol Abuse in Adolescents-What Health Effects does Underage Alcohol Addiction Have?
Just as in adults, alcohol addiction has several short term and long term health effects in children too. However, in children these health effects can be more clearly felt because of their greater biological vulnerability as compared to adults.
Zero Tolerance Against Alcohol and Drugs Ineffective
Zero tolerance policies for alcohol and drug use are common in the United States. Federal laws administer zero tolerance against drinking under the age of 21 and using illegal drugs. However, more local rules and regulations are causing bigger problems. Zero tolerance policies are a recent trend in the nation’s school systems, and they …
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Addiction and Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a disease that most people get infected with due to alcoholism and drug addiction. It attacks the liver and can lead to advanced liver disease if not taken care of. Hepatitis C sometimes becomes a chronic disease because the individual’s body is unable to fight it off. People who have it may …