The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest released its findings on a national Teen Substance Abuse Survey distributed among local police officers and high school teachers regarding teen drug abuse. While over-the-counter drug abuse has recently been touted as a serious growing problem among youth, those closest to adolescents disagree.
CMPI’s statistics indicate that those surveyed believe that alcohol and marijuana are the most serious drugs that are being used by teenagers.
“Those who are intimately involved with our youth seem to agree with what history has proven thus far,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “Historical data has shown us that marijuana and alcohol are the most abused substances among youth. Certainly that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other substances which pose a risk to this group, but statistically speaking, alcohol and marijuana hves caused the most problems among teenagers. The issue with these two substances is that their use can lead to the experimentation and subsequent abuse of more potent, illicit drugs such as heroin. They are certainly known to be gateway drugs to substances far more dangerous.”
By a margin of 2-to-1, educators and law enforcement officials advocate education of middle and high school aged children on the dangers posed by over-the-counter products such as cough medicines and other substances.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center supports all community based efforts focused on educating the youth of America about the dangers of all types of substances which can be potentially abused. In addition, they offer professional intervention services which can assist parents in approaching their children about substance abuse issues that families may be facing.
The compassionate, caring treatment team at Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is comprised of licensed and certified counselors and social workers as well as an on-staff Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Nurse, both of whom have specializations and extensive experience in drug addiction and alcohol treatment. For clients who may have psychiatric issues and/or a dual diagnosis, Mountainside provides the services of a Psychiatrist who also has specialization in addictions. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment over the past 12 years, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, has earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Waters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
