Teenage Drug and Alcohol Abuse, You can get Help…

Here at Triumph Youth Services we have Students who come to us with a variety of issues they need to correct. One that is very common is abuse of, or addiction to drugs and alcohol. This can happen in every socioeconomic level. Often this can cause many other problems like teen violence or major depression just to name a couple. Getting on top of substance abuse as quickly as possible is key…

Teens use drugs for a variety of reasons: curiosity, peer pressure, experimenting, to feel good, to mask feelings of loneliness, to enhance physical or mental performance, reduce stress or depression. Drug use or abuse does not necessarily lead to addiction; however, there are risk factors that attribute to the likelihood of a drug user developing an addiction.

Diagnosing drug abuse includes one or more of the following occurring in a 12-month period

• Use resulting in failure to fulfill major role obligation at work, home or school
• Use in physically hazardous situations
• Recurrent substance related legal problems
• Continued use despite persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by substance

(American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR)

It is important to seek help for your teenage son who is abusing drugs or alcohol to guide them back to a substance-free life. Oftentimes a change in the environment is all that is needed to get your son back on track.

Triumph Youth Services offers a small, highly structured family environment for youth. This family-like community promotes a social environment that takes on both therapeutic and healing properties instead of maintaining negative behaviors. Please feel free to contact us HERE, we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.