The Risks of Teen Drinking and Drug Use

The Risks of Teen Drinking and Drug Use

Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?

Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?

Isn't teen drinking normal?

Isn't teen drinking normal?

Are there significant risks to teen drinking and drug use and what are they?

Are there significant risks to teen drinking and drug use and what are they?

Why are teens susceptible to these kinds of risks?

Why are teens susceptible to these kinds of risks?

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If a teen does not drink in highschool are they more likely to go crazy in college?

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The Risks of Teen Drinking and Drug Use

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What can influence a teen to drink?

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What do parents need to look for when considering teen alcohol abuse?

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Judith Welles Cousins

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, private practitioner

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Judith has worked in the field of mental health and substance abuse since 1988,  She received her Masters in Social Work from Virginia Commonweatlh University in 1991 and was licensed as a clinical social worker in 1994.  In her private practice, Judith sees adults, families, children and adolescents, and couples. She addresses such issues as substance abuse, depession, anxiety, family discord, couple conflict, poor school performance, and  life transitions. Judith believes that within each individual, family, and couple are the resources to change, heal, and thrive.  Through the process of psychotherapy, she assists clients to identify and use these resources to gain personal and relational well-being.      

Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?

Host: Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?

Judith Welles Cousins: It's really important to consider and to think about and talk about alcohol and drug use in teens because the group -- teens are in that group in which there is the highest number of individuals who are using alcohol and drugs.

So that's number one, they are in it. They are in a big, huge a cohort of those folks who actually use alcohol and drugs and that's really important.

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Host: Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?

Judith Welles Cousins: It's really important to consider and to think about and talk about alcohol and drug use in teens because the group -- teens are in that group in which there is the highest number of individuals who are using alcohol and drugs.

So that's number one, they are in it. They are in a big, huge a cohort of those folks who actually use alcohol and drugs and that's really important. Second thing that's important is that teenagers are in a period in their life where they are still developing both physiologically and also neurochemically, their brain is still in development and so it's important to consider that when we are thinking about teens using alcohol and other drugs. 1

What do parents need to look for when considering teen alcohol abuse?

What do parents need to look for when considering teen alcohol abuse?

What are the signs at home that a teen is drinking?

What are the signs at home that a teen is drinking?

What are the signs at school that a teen is drinking?

What are the signs at school that a teen is drinking?

What are the ways that a teen's personal behavior indicates alcohol abuse?

What are the ways that a teen's personal behavior indicates alcohol abuse?

What are some psychological and emotional signs that a teen is drinking?

What are some psychological and emotional signs that a teen is drinking?

How does teen drinking affect the family specifically?

How does teen drinking affect the family specifically?

What can influence a teen to drink?

What can influence a teen to drink?

How do genetics influence teen drinking?

How do genetics influence teen drinking?

What are the effects of teen drinking?

What are the effects of teen drinking?

How does approval or censure influence teen drinking?

How does approval or censure influence teen drinking?