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The Risks of Teen Drinking and Drug Use
<p>Judith Welles Cousins: Hi, I am Judy Cousins and I am a Clinical Social Worker and today what I want to talk about is, how to recognize substance abuse, alcohol and drug abuse in teens and I am going to start with
Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?
<p>Host: Why is it important to consider teen drinking a problem?</p><p>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
Isn't teen drinking normal?
<p>Host: Isn't teen drinking normal?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: Teen drinking and drug use is normal in a sense that it's normal for teenagers to, to want to know about alcohol, to want to know about drugs, to want to know
Are there significant risks to teen drinking and drug use ...
<p>Host: Are there significant risks to teen drinking and drug use and what are they?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: Yes, there are significant risks for teenagers to be using alcohol and other drugs. Some of the more
Why are teens susceptible to these kinds of risks?
<p>Host: Why are teens susceptible to these kinds of risks?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: I think the biggest reason that teens are susceptible to the significant risks in using alcohol and other drugs is physiological and
If a teen does not drink in highschool are they more ...
<p>Host: If a teen does not drink in high school, are they more likely to go crazy in college?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: I mean it certainly can happen, if there is a lot of -- and certainly if there is a lot of rigidity
How does drinking affect a teenager?
<p>Host: How does drinking affect a teenager?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: Drinking affects a teenager and drug use in general affects a teenager in a number of ways. One is, it affects their ability to make sound decisions
What can influence a teen to drink?
<p>Judith Welles Cousins: Hi, I am Judy Cousins and I am clinical social worker and today what I am talking about is how to recognize alcohol and drug use in teens and what I want to talk about right now is to talk about the
How do genetics influence teen drinking?
<p>Host: How do genetics influence teen drinking? Judith Welles Cousins: Genetics are a very important influence on in teen drinking as well as teen drug use and what that means is that, if there is a family history of drug
What are the effects of teen drinking?
<p>Host:What are the effects of teen drinking?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: The effects of teen drinking and drug use are the following, a teen who uses is less likely to learn how to manage, learn how to accept, learn how
How does approval or censure influence teen drinking?
<p>Host: How does approval or censure influence teen drinking?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: Censure or approval effects teen alcohol and drug use. In that, if a teenager has a positive expectation, if a teenager knows or
How does a social environment or cultural environment ...
<p>Host: How does a social environment or cultural environment influence teen drinking?</p><p>Judith Welles Cousins: Social environment, cultural environment, family environment affects teen's drinking and drug use in this
