Jadidi, "Why do some teens turn to drugs a focus group study of drug users' experiences," Journal of Addictions Nursing, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 203-208, 2009.Nakhaee N, Jadidi N. Why Do Some Teens Turn to Drugs? A Focus Group Study of Drug Users' Experiences. Journal of Addictions...
每周一阅读:青少年为..“I thought drugs were an escape.” “When I was 15, a guy I knew raped me. I turned to my friends for
Why do teens use drugs?I think that teens are the ones using drugs because they think they have nowhere to turn to.When they are facing a situation with family,friends,school,work,etc.and their mind cannot handle it,they would do anything to get it out,so,often they would usually go ...
The nucleus accumbens is the part of the brain that reacts with happy "reward" chemicals when we eat, have sex or do other things that ensure our survival. Drugs activate this region as well, creating an artificial reward signal by making these neurons send out their feel-good chemicals. ...
Sometimes, teens might feel pressured to engage in risky behavior, such as using drugs or alcohol, simply because it is peer-enforced. Parents need to help their teens understand that they are not alone in their struggles in these instances. In all situations, a parent needs to recognize whe...
Medication alone can’t help depression because a depressed person also needs cognitive or group therapy to get better. If a pill could solve everyone’s problem than no one would ever be depressed. I think that this common misconception about depression. Each person that is depressed may need...
whether the 1980’s or the present‚ there are general assumptions that can be made. Teens will grow up and willdotheir best to declare their independence. They think they are smarter than their parents and their parents think the teens are naïve idiots that dress stupid and have ...
“Some women whothinkthey have low sexual desire actually just don’t have the spontaneous desire they had in their teens and 20s, but they still have responsive desire,” Harper says. Simply knowing this, Harper says, helps many women realize that they don’t really have a problem at all...
“The better to make you notice me, my dear.” Here’s what we do know: Dogs are programmed to roll in the strongest smelling stuff right before you have company. Or have to leave right away, and are all dressed up. Guaranteed. I have had dogs roll right before twenty-some people ...
Warren was 35 years old and identified as Black, gender non-conforming, and sexual minority, and was diagnosed with HIV in their mid-teens. (Warren uses they/them pronouns.) They noted the following: Well, I was [taking breaks from my HIV medication] before I told my doctor. So, I ...