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Teen addiction can hinge on several factors, but perhaps none is more influential than their school environments. Even if your teen doesn’t have a problem, they may know or come across peers that do. Among high school students, 97% report that their classmates drink, use drugs or smoke.

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Parental examples of using drugs and alcohol can be even more traumatic than peer pressure. Parents are role models, whether or not they choose to be, and while few mothers and fathers hand their children illicit substances, many make statements and take actions that insinuate using drugs is the grown-up thing to do.

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Popular celebrities, athletes, and other well-known people, whom we look up to, also openly discuss their alcohol and drug use, which may influence teenagers to want to try alcohol or drugs as it seems to be normal behavior. In order to fit in or try it to experience the high for themselves.

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According to an article published in Innovations In Clinical Neuroscience, “one of the earliest warning signs that predicts teenage drug use is changes in behavior and mannerism.” Some of these changes include a sudden change of friends, withdrawal from family and friends, isolation, lack of communication, or disinterest in activities they previously enjoyed

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Apathy, poor morale, low productivity, a lack of self-control, aggressive behavior, or poor interactions with family members, friends, classmates, and teachers. Another sign is failing tests and quizzes, bad grades in classes, and poor performance or behavior in the classroom

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Lying, evasion, deception, manipulation, spinning and other techniques for avoiding or distorting the truth are necessary parts of the addictive process. They use these means in order to keep their addiction going relatively unseen by their parents and peers.

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Some teenagers who abuse drugs may become more irrational or dramatic in their actions. They start becoming more irritable, verbally abusive, or even violent with other kids in the household. Additionally, your child may begin to threaten to drop out of school, run away from home, or destroy property.

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A 2010 report showed that 65% of all U.S. prison inmates meet the criteria for substance abuse or addiction and 90% began in high school. And of the 2.4 million juvenile arrests in 2014, 1.9 million dealt with substance problems.

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In 2015 according to drugabuse.com approximately 50 thousand youth died from a drug overdose. That is a 2.2 fold increase since 2002. The amount of males that have overdosed has remained higher than the amount of females.

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In 2015 drug oriented crimes made up about 1/4 of the total arrests in the United States totaling around 250,000 according to https://www.ojjdp.gov/ . Now this statistic accounts for juveniles that have only been arrested for a drug offense this does not include the juveniles arrested for multiple crimes including drug offenses.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that drugs are used by approximately 10 to 22 percent of drivers involved in crashes, often in combination with alcohol. This car crashes are preventable and they are detrimental to every persons safety due to the random nature of these collisions.

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More than 14,000 treatment facilities exist in the United States and the number shows no sign of slowing down. Many of these clinics are uniquely equipped to address issues that young people face, with many prioritizing teen addiction cases

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Standard inpatient addiction treatment facilities cost between $14,000 and $27,000 for a 30-day program, and outpatient treatment can range from free to $500 per session. Detoxification -the removal of substances from the body—costs about $600 to $1,000 a day

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Outpatient behavioral treatment includes a wide variety of programs for patients who visit a behavioral health counselor on a regular schedule. Most of the programs involve individual or group drug counseling, or both.

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According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 22.5 million people or about 8.5 percent of the U.S. population 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem in 2014

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A common motive for first time drug and alcohol use is peer pressure. This desire to fit in ensures that there is a constant pool of new recruits who may later develop an addiction. Membership of a social group that supports drug or alcohol use encourages people to keep on using these substances.

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Highlights

NIDA-supported research has led to the development of effective interventions for treating substance use disorders and overdose, including medications (such as those for opioid use disorder or tobacco dependence), behavioral interventions, and digital therapeutics. NIDA continues to support and conduct research to develop and implement safe, effective, and desirable treatment strategies that support individuals' long-term goals.

NIDA funds a broad research portfolio aimed at increasing access to high quality, evidence-based treatment tailored for specific populations, including adolescents, people in justice settings, and people with other mental health concerns.

NIDA. 2023, January 10. Treatment. Retrieved from https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/treatment

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Are you or someone you know experiencing severe symptoms or in immediate danger? Please seek immediate medical attention bycalling 9-1-1 or visiting an Emergency Department. Poison control can be reached at 1-800-222-1222 or www.poison.org.

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Discover evidence-based options and future research directions for substance use treatment.