Ecstasy or MDMA is an illegal, synthetic drug that can either be snorted or taken in pill form. It is most commonly used at parties, concerts or nightclubs. Growing in popularity with teens, it is often laced with other chemicals making it particularly dangerous. Here are five things to know about ecstasy.
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Parenting teens can be difficult. The closer to adulthood children get, the more likely they are to try to push away from their parents and become their own person. However, some teens push particularly hard, creating more conflict in teen family dynamics —especially if they suffer from mental health disorders or substance abuse. The difficulty …
Teens can take an obsessive involvement in certain activities such as gambling, Internet use, video games and eating; this is known as process addiction (or behavioral addiction). Below are six tips you can use to help your teen if they suffer from a process addiction.
It’s important for parents, teachers, and other caregivers, such as staff at teen rehab treatment centers, to be able to guide children and teens through healthy social-emotional development stages of their growth. To help with this, an understanding of some basic psychology is worthwhile. A psychologist by the name of Erik Erikson identified eight specific psychological …