Brain Structure Differences Are Associated With Early Use of Substances Among Adolescents

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• December 30th, 2024
• addiction, addiction risk factors, adolescent substance use, adolescents, brain development, substance use, substance use disorder, substance use prevention
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Many differences appeared to exist prior to any substance use, pointing to the role brain structure may play in substance use risk, NIH-supported study suggests. A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the...

SIMHS SafeTY.net Early Intervention Program Fills Gaps in Services for Staten Island Youth Battling Trauma-Related Substance Use/Abuse

• By: Fern A. Zagor, LCSW, ACSW Staten Island Mental Health Society
• January 1st, 2017
• addiction recovery, adolescent substance use, case management, community-based treatment, early intervention, trauma-informed care, Wraparound services, youth mental health
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For more than a decade, Staten Island has been harboring a shameful secret that is only recently coming to light. Our Island outranks each borough, as well as the whole of New York City and State, in the rate of adolescent drug and alcohol abuse, including binge drinking and use of prescription...