Addiction Treatment for Teens Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/addiction-treatment-for-teens/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png Addiction Treatment for Teens Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/addiction-treatment-for-teens/ 32 32 Just Say “Know”: New Approaches to Youth Substance Misuse https://heatherhayes.com/just-say-know-new-approaches-to-youth-substance-misuse/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:00:27 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/what-are-the-signs-of-an-overdose-copy/ We all know the common refrain when it comes to teaching kids about drugs and alcohol: “Just Say No.” For decades, governments, schools, and families alike have used this phrase in an attempt to keep young people away from dangerous substances. This approach leans heavily on authority, trading on the presumed respect that teenagers have […]

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]]> The Co-Addicted Tango: A Look at Pia Mellody’s Theory of Love Addiction and Love Avoidance https://heatherhayes.com/the-co-addicted-tango-a-look-at-pia-mellodys-theory-of-love-addiction-and-love-avoidance/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:44:26 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=6097 During the 1970s, Pia Mellody observed a growing number of clients linking dysfunctional, abusive family backgrounds in their childhood to codependent behaviors in adulthood. These codependency patterns manifested in various forms, including addictions, mood disorders, and physical ailments. Through her work with codependence, Pia Mellody researched dysfunctional relationships that often involve what she termed The […]

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]]> The Role of Family in Addiction and Mental Health Treatment https://heatherhayes.com/treatment/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 05:30:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-attachment-styles-copy/ Seeing your child or loved one enter addiction or mental health treatment can be harrowing. Not only have you had to watch your child suffer through the stages of addiction, but when they enter rehab, you are cut off from them for several weeks at a minimum. As a parent or family member, it can […]

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]]> Smartphones & Mental Health https://heatherhayes.com/smartphones-and-mental-health/ Sun, 23 May 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4191 “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works” ~ Chamath Palihapitiya, former Vice President of User Growth at Facebook Many of us open our eyes in the morning and immediately reach for our smartphone on our bedside table or under our pillow. Its alarm has likely woken us up […]

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]]> Cannabis and Psychosis https://heatherhayes.com/cannabis-and-psychosis/ Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:01:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4114 “Psychosis is associated with more frequent and longer use of cannabis.” – Di Forti et al[1] After alcohol, marijuana is the most used psychotropic drug in America. In 2018, more than 11.8 million young adults reported marijuana use in the past year.[2]  Marijuana (also known as cannabis, weed, pot, dope, or grass) is the most widely used […]

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]]> The Stigma of Overdose https://heatherhayes.com/stigma-of-overdose/ Sun, 07 Mar 2021 05:01:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4091 “Stigma is a process by which the reaction of others spoils normal identity” ~ Erving Goffman We recently discussed the tragic death of Dr. Laura Berman’s 16 year-old son, Samuel, from a suspected drug overdose. [1] Samuel purchased Xanax tablets on the social media app, Snapchat, and they were delivered to the house. Dr. Berman […]

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]]> Teen Drug Use and Isolation https://heatherhayes.com/teen-drug-use-and-isolation/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 09:14:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4004 “We don’t heal in isolation, but in community” – S. Kelley Harrell Recently, a tragedy occurred. We would like to offer our condolences to television host and relationship expert, Dr. Laura Berman, whose 16 year-old son Samuel tragically passed away from a suspected drug overdose.[1] This tragedy has impacted multiple families and undoubtedly left many […]

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]]> Family Healing: From Transport to Treatment https://heatherhayes.com/family-healing-from-transport-to-treatment/ Sat, 12 Dec 2020 13:47:30 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2576 Following Paris Hilton’s documentary, This is Paris, there has been an increase in media related to “The Troubled Teen Industry.” In the film, Hilton describes her traumatic experiences at a Utah boarding school, where she was subjected to punitive behavior, verbal abuse, and deceptive marketing practices. After her negative experiences, she vowed to not “give […]

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]]> Anxiety and its Link to Substance Abuse in Adolescents https://heatherhayes.com/anxiety-in-adolescents/ Sat, 24 Oct 2020 23:41:57 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2536 We live in a fast-paced and often stressful society. This can affect everyone, adults and kids alike, so it is not surprising that many people are struggling with anxiety, many for the first time in their lives. There are numerous legitimate reasons why adolescents in particular might be worried (or flat-out scared) about life, including […]

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]]> Mastery https://heatherhayes.com/mastery/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 09:19:40 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2527 According to Malcolm Gladwell, it takes even the most talented outliers in their given fields 10,000 hours to truly master their craft, “the point is simply that natural ability requires a huge investment of time in order to be made manifest[1].” That is the equivalent to five years of working eight hours per day, five […]

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]]> Zero Acceptable Losses https://heatherhayes.com/zero-acceptable-losses/ Sun, 30 Aug 2020 05:02:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2469 Monday, August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the risks of overdose, reducing the stigma surrounding it, and supporting the grieving friends and loved ones of overdose victims. Drug overdose is now one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In 2019 alone, 70,980 people […]

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]]> Cell Phone Use Among Our Youth https://heatherhayes.com/cell-phone-use-among-our-youth/ Sat, 14 Dec 2019 20:21:58 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=2082 The youth of today face unprecedented territory in terms of growing up as the first genuinely digital generation. This is a generation for which we have no basis for comparison. Never before has staying in touch with people, finding new information and sending and receiving media been so convenient, and while this is a huge […]

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