For Parents of New College Students
It’s an emotional time for parents when their children are getting ready to leave home for college. In addition to…
Teen Health
Adolescent Mental Health
Adolescence is often a period full of difficulties and transitions. As children transition into adolescence they attempt to define themselves…
Summertime Teen Surveillance
At long last, teens have been released from the school for the summer break. While most of them look forward…
Underage Drinking Warning Sign
Saving Lives’ Drug and Alcohol Coalition is a local non-profit organization that seeks to prevent youth substance abuse. For several months,…
Teen Substance Use Treatment Prevents Adult Problems
The adolescent years can be emotionally rough, and almost all teens face pressure from friends to drink and use drugs.…
Youth and Family Services at Tarzana Treatment Centers
When the health of family members is a concern, you want to trust their health care only to quality providers. This is…
Telemedicine Uses – Teen Alcohol and Drug Treatment
It’s difficult enough raising adolescent children, and then you discover the reason for their recent behavior issues is due to…
Alcohol Dependence and Drug Addiction -Tolerance
Tolerance, as it relates to alcohol dependence and drug addiction, is often misunderstood by many in the general public. In…
Adolescent Alcohol Abuse – Prom Night
The senior prom at high schools across the country is a special evening of celebration for most teens. To most…
Teen Substance Use – Prevention and Treatment
It’s no secret that a certain percentage of teens will recreationally use alcohol or drugs before they finish high school. …
Teen Women and Pain Killer Abuse
From 2002 to 2009 only Oxycontin abuse has held a steady trend among adolescent women, when looking at illicit drugs. …
Adolescent Women and Alcohol or Drug Abuse
Adolescent alcohol abuse or drug abuse is especially damaging for women. It is these fragile years in the growth process…
Signs of Teen Alcohol or Drug Abuse
Most parents take the “Not my kid” approach to teen alcohol and drug abuse. Statistics show, though, that many of…
Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Post-Holiday
The dawn of a new year tends to bring a surge in adolescent alcohol and drug abuse. The obvious reason…
Teen Drug Abuse during the Holidays
The holidays mean that teens will be out of school and, for many of them, a lack of supervision. Adolescent…
Gambling a Sign of Teen Alcohol or Drug Abuse?
Teen behaviors are clues to parents that they are engaging in alcohol abuse or drug abuse. They just need to…
Understanding Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
There are several reasons that teens engage in prescription drug abuse. The obvious one is peer pressure. But while peer…
Missing Meds
October 23 – 31, 2009 is National Red Ribbon Week. The purpose is to bring awareness to teens and parents…
Don’t feed alcohol to teens
Parents need to be vigilant when it comes to adolescent alcohol abuse. Teens can obtain alcohol in many ways, and…
Teen Access to Drugs
A few years ago parents were shocked to discover that teens reported they had easier access to marijuana than alcohol. …
Adolescent Drug Abuse and Addiction
There are many detrimental effects that drug abuse and drug addiction can have on an adolescent. Even prescription drugs cause…
Marijuana Addiction and Youth
By Jocelyn Shorts, MPH, CHES, Health Educator I/ Youth Services Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used by…
Reasons For Teen Drug Tests
by Gina Galperson Office Manager, Intake Supervisor Tarzana Treatment Center Youth Services I will never understand it. When adult…
Why Do You Think They Call it Dope?
By Brooklyn Cyr, CADC-II In 2006, 560,000 Americans age 12 and older had engaged in heroin abuse at least once…
Discussing Prescription Drug Overdose With Teens
Adolescent prescription drug abuse continues to climb. Teens are now using painkillers at a rate that is second only to…
Adolescent Drug Treatment – Los Angeles
To fully understand the need for adolescent drug treatment in Los Angeles, one must be aware of the magnitude of…
Adolescent Alcohol Treatment – Los Angeles
One reason that parents should look into adolescent alcohol treatment in Los Angeles is the rise in DUI arrests over…
Adolescents With Co-occurring Disorders
May, 2009 is National Mental Health Month. Tarzana Treatment Centers is participating with a series of articles meant to…
Adolescent Alcohol Tolerance
April, 2009 marks the 22nd year of Alcohol Awareness Month. Tarzana Treatment Centers is participating with a series of…
Family Alcoholism and Adolescents
April, 2009 marks the 22nd year of Alcohol Awareness Month. Tarzana Treatment Centers is participating with a series of…