Understanding the Link Between Trauma and Substance Use in Adolescents

• By: Michiko Bailey Andrade Bailey Andrade Consulting, LLC
• April 16th, 2025
• childhood adversity, early intervention, mental health, parental substance abuse, PTSD, self-medication, Spring 2025 Issue, substance use, substance use disorder, trauma, trauma-informed care
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Adolescence is a critical period of development, and exposure to trauma during this stage can impact mental health and behavior. Research consistently shows a strong connection between trauma and substance use among adolescents, with trauma often acting as a risk factor for developing substance use...

The Opioid Epidemic: A Consumer’s Point of View

• By: Jimmy Jose Clinton Calvin David Terrance Pedro Prescott Cynthia Rahpael Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 16th, 2020
• addiction, early trauma, mental health, opioid epidemic, peer support, recovery strategies, resilience, self-medication
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As Gertrude Stein would have said it: addiction is addiction is addiction. This was the central theme of the focus group that got together to talk about the opioid epidemic: the pitfalls, how it all happens, what helps for real, and the power of peer support. We all have our stories. Some of us...