Effects of Drug Addiction in Adolescents

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Tip 1 - Consequences of Adolescent Substance Abuse - Alcohol Rehab

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hari Thrivikramji | permalink

Adolescences and Substances Adolescence is an important, exciting and interesting time for any person to go through. Typically, adolescence refers to the ages between 13 and 18 where a person will undergo significant physiological and psychological changes that will impact significantly the rest of their life. During this time, young people face immense emotional and...

For further reading: http://alcoholrehab.com/drug-addiction/consequences-adolescent-substance-abuse/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - The Influence of Substance Use on Adolescent Brain Development

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Chip Winslow | permalink

Adolescence is a unique period in neurodevelopment. Alcohol and marijuana use are common. Recent research has indicated that adolescent substance users show abnormalities on measures of brain functioning, which is linked to changes in neurocognition over ...

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827693/ ^[2]