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NPR: Why Students Love Getting Wasted

September 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Why college students drink too much and party so hard, is the sub-title of a book called Getting Wasted by Thomas Vander Ven. Thomas was interviewed on NPR, talking about the 7 years of research he did finding out why college kids drink too much, in the form of ‘binge drinking’. Reasons include; it’s fun, it allows them to do things that they would not normally do, and it creates a world of adventure.

This research reinforces my conclusion that kids who end up addicted begin by “loving to get high”. Click here to get access to the on-air interview and a short summary of Dr Vander Ven’s research.

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Insight Before Action

July 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As a parent it is helpful to know what we’re dealing with before we take steps to deal with a problem."Insight before Action".

 Here’s an example of not understanding what is going on. You assume that your son is suffering with depression, you take him to the Family Doctor, the Doctor makes a referral to a Psychiatrist, who then prescribes medication. You think the problem is solved.

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A Chemical Love Story,

March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A spring break party turned deadly yesterday in Blaine, Minn., because of a mass overdose. Police say at least 11 party goers overdosed on a designer drug known as 2 C-E, one of those, 19-year-old Trevor Robinson died. The 2 C-E was obtained legally, over the Internet.

This was supposed to be another chapter in "A Chemical Love Story" but it ended tragically.

A better "high" through chemistry is common these days. Our kids are using dangerous drugs created by some aspiring scientist, trying to make his/her contribution to the "Cornucopia of Chemicals".

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Depression: an invitation to loving to get high

February 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

"The most common reason why youth receive mental health services is feeling depressed (50%)."

To read more about this link between teens and depression, putting a teen at risk for falling in live with getting high please visit at: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/youthMHcare/youthMHcare.cfm:

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Early Experimentation Equals Trouble

February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Kids who drink at a younger age are more likely to end up addicted as adults. Teens who postpone drinking until later reduce risk by 23%.

According to research, 40 percent of those who started drinking at age 13 or younger developed alcohol dependence later in life. Ten percent of teens who began drinking after the age of 17 developed dependence.

To read more on this study visit: http://www.teendrugabuse.us/teen_drug_use.html

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