Binge drinking at any age can cause irreversible, detrimental damage. A recent study released by the online version of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, shows that teenagers are particularly vulnerable to the effects of binge drinking. The research shows that heavy drinking by teenagers, particularly females, can detrimentally impact brain cell growth.
“Binge drinking is dangerous” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center in Canaan, CT. “Teenagers’ brains are at a crucial point in time for development. While it’s true that most cognitive programming takes place within the first five years of life, the brain continues to mature through the teen years, further refining the cognitive development that has taken place thus far. Teens can preempt this growth through binge drinking, stunting progress in areas such as memory, recollection, math and sports development. We must make certain that we not only educate America’s youth on the dangers of underage drinking, but that we emphasize the negative future impact of binge drinking during the teenage years.”
If you know or suspect that your teenager has a problem with binge drinking or any other form of substance abuse, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center offers professional intervention services to assist you in getting them the help that they need to recover. In addition, Mountainside expertise with youth and their individualized treatment options can assist in getting your teen on the road to recovery.
For the past 13 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get, and to remain, sober.
The compassionate, caring treatment team at Mountainside is comprised of licensed and certified counselors and social workers as well as a Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Nurse, both of whom have specialization 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 13 years, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have 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. Walters, 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.
