Opioids: What Parents Should Know

You've probably heard of the opioid crisis in the news lately. But what are opioids and what do parents have to do with you, parents of teenage children?

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Family checkup: Positive parenting prevents drug abuse.

Could your children be at risk of using drugs or misusing them? Research conducted with the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) illustrates the important role parents play in preventing drug use in their children.

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Family check: Setting limits

Setting limits helps parents teach self-control and responsibility; It also shows that parents are interested and sets safety limits. In addition, it gives guidance to young people and teaches them the importance of following the rules. It is a two-step process: 1st. Step: Set the rules and 2nd. Step: Follow up.

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Understanding drug use and addiction.

Many people do not understand why or how people become addicted to drugs. Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even for those who want to quit. Fortunately, scientists know more than ever how drugs affect the brain and have found treatments that can help people recover from drug addiction and lead them to productive lives.

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Growing Up Drug-Free: Prevention Guide for Parents

Raising children may be the best job in the world but also the most difficult. You want your children to grow up healthy, but you worry about what they will do when faced with the decision of whether to try drugs or alcohol. This guide provides information to help you raise children drug free.

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Adolescent drug abuse

This publication is intended as a guide to help the reader understand and identify medications that teens are currently using improperly. Not all are on this list, as it is not possible to list all generic doses or forms due to space restrictions and the frequent emergence of new medications.

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Misuse of prescription drugs

¿Cuál es el alcance del uso indebido de los medicamentos recetados?¿Es peligroso tomar medicamentos recetados en combinación con otros medicamentos? ¿Cómo se puede evitar el uso indebido de medicamentos recetados? ¿Cómo se puede tratar la adicción a los medicamentos recetados?

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Prevent drug use in children and adolescents

Risk Factors and Protective Factors. How to Plan for the Prevention of Drug Abuse in the Community. Selected Resources and References.

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Treatment approaches for drug addiction

What is drug addiction? What are the treatments for drug addiction? How are medications used in the treatment of drug addiction? How are behavioral therapies used in the treatment of drug addiction?

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Talk to your kids about drugs and their dangers

As parents, you recognize the dangerous role drugs play in our culture. However, did you know that they can also lead to addiction? You have a great influence over your children and you can use that influence to encourage them not to abuse drugs.

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Marijuana: Information Parents Should Know

Talking to our children about drug use is not always easy, but it is crucial. The number of teens who think marijuana use is harmful is decreasing. This is concerning because there is growing scientific evidence that heavy and regular marijuana use that begins during adolescence can interfere with certain aspects of a person's functioning and well-being.

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Prevention

The prevention principles are the result of long-term research studies on the origins of drug abuse behaviors. These principles are designed to help address the problem of drug use among children, adolescents, and young adults in communities across the country. Parents, educators, and community leaders can use these principles in planning, selecting, and introducing drug abuse prevention programs at the community level.

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Club drugs

Club drugs tend to be used by teens and young adults in bars, nightclubs, concerts, and parties. Learn more about club drugs including GHB, Rohypnol, Ketamine, MDMA (Ecstasy), Methamphetamine, and LSD (Acid).

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Child abuse increases the risk of using drugs and suffering from mental disorders

Child maltreatment disrupts a child's brain development in ways that can increase their risk of using drugs and suffering from other mental disorders in adulthood.

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At the end of 2020, many questions remain about drug use trends among young people

The year 2020 has raised many pressing questions. Discovering the different ways in which the pandemic and other stressors this year have affected young people is a priority. Adolescence is an important stage of emotional and social development, and the pandemic has impacted many of the processes that influence that development.

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Drug use disorders and susceptibility to COVID-19

People with drug use disorders are effectively at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and suffering the worst consequences of the disease.

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