Ask and tell on teen substance abuse

Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT) September 13, 2013

"Earlier this month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The findings confirm trends that addiction therapists working with teens have known, but that parents may be overlooking.
Although the report explains that adolescent drug use is decreasing, there is still a large concern for drug use and abuse among our teens. The report shows many new findings in illicit substance use and abuse. Perhaps the most significant is the increase in marijuana and heroin use." Read More