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Gaming Addiction in Teens

What is Gaming Addiction? Are teens too reliant on technology? When looking at the tech habits of your teen, do they seem compulsive and dependent?  Video game addiction is a common problem for people of all ages. However, young people are profoundly affected by tech addiction and its symptoms.  If you’re wondering about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for gaming addiction in youth, we’re here to help. Stay in

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February 18, 2023
Family & Home Life

Screen Addiction Disorder: How is it Affecting Teens

What is an Addiction to Screens? Screen addiction is a prominent issue among all age groups, but it’s particularly concerning in teens. So, what is an addiction to screens? Screen addiction disorder is characterized by excessive and compulsive use of digital devices, such as a phone, tablet, or laptop. Screen addiction can affect a teen’s relationships, their confidence, and their ability to manage responsibilities like school and work. Fortunately, there

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February 18, 2023
Side Effects of Opioid Drugs in Teens
Family & Home Life

Is Your Teen at Risk of Human Trafficking?

Child trafficking is a serious problem in the U.S. and worldwide. This abhorrent practice almost disappeared in the U.S. in the 1990s, but is back, and increasing every year. The return of child trafficking is directly related to the prevalence of the internet, smartphones, and social media/messaging technology. Texting and messaging technology appeared in the late 1990s, grew in popularity in the 2000s, then exploded between 2010 and 2012 with

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October 24, 2022
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Family & Home Life

Sextortion, Teenage Boys, and Suicide

Online Predators Target Adolescent Males When we think of online predators – more accurately, when we think of the victims of online predators – we most often think of young women. We think of teenage girls. We imagine older men grooming vulnerable young women, luring them into compromising situations that can end in about a thousand bad ways, up to an including the worst possible outcomes – which we won’t

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August 22, 2022
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Parents

Tips for Teens: How to Improve Communication with Your Parents

Most of the articles we write are directed toward parents with teens in treatment for a mental health, behavioral, or substance use disorder. We support parents with advice about all sorts of things, from how to support a teen with depression, to how to help a teen with anxiety manage their panic attacks, or how to find the best treatment center for a teen with an addiction disorder. This article

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August 13, 2022
adolescent girl reads on couch
Drugs & Alcohol

The Results Are In: Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use During the Pandemic

We wanted to take a look at the impact of the pandemic on adolescent drug and alcohol use. During 2021, Did Teens Smoke, Drink, and Vape More Than in 2020? In March of 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic swept across the United States, experts on adolescent development issued a series of dire warnings about the potential negative impact of the public health measures enacted in most states, cities, and communities.

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August 4, 2022
Side Effects of Drugs in Teens
Addiction

Mental Health Treatment Centers for Teen Addiction

If you’re a parent who recently discovered your teen has an addiction disorder, the first thing you want to do is find them the help they need. That means you’re probably thinking, “I need to find a drug rehab center for my teenager.” That’s a good idea, and it will put you on the right path, but there’s something else to consider. In the 21st century, we don’t always separate

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July 30, 2022
teen girl with acne looks in mirror
Family & Home Life

Research Report: Teens, Acne, and Quality of Life

Acne is the Most Common Skin Condition Among Adolescents “When I was 12, I got my first pimple. It was on the right side of my face, about an inch from my nose, right in the middle of my cheek. I noticed it first thing in the morning. It looked horrible. I was mortified. So I poked it, prodded it, squeezed it, did everything to try to make it go

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July 18, 2022
red telephone to represent 988 hotline
Addiction

New National Suicide and Mental Health Emergency Hotline: Call 988

Suicide Hotline, Mental Health Emergencies, Substance Use Emergencies Before the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country in early 2020 and created a mental health crisis for children and adolescents that prompted the Surgeon General of the United States to publish an advisory in early 2021 called Protecting Youth Mental Health, there was already a mental health crisis brewing. The crisis: suicide. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a series

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July 15, 2022
depressed teen girl
Family & Home Life

Guns, Suicide, and Teens

Rate of Firearm Suicide Among Teens Highest in 20 Years Over the past five years, we’ve published more than two dozen articles on the disturbing phenomenon of suicide among teens. The articles explore a wide range of suicide-related topics, including the suicide contagion effect in teens, suicide among teens with borderline personality disorder, suicide among transgender teens, suicide among teen boys, the relationship between suicide and bullying, and the relationship

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July 11, 2022

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