Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: August 10, 2020Updated: August 10, 2020According to SAMHSA, in 2017, nearly 20 million Americans over the age of 12 met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder. Substance abuse disorders are chronic and progressive, meaning symptoms become worse the longer you struggle…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: June 1, 2020Updated: December 6, 2021Because teens are still maturing, peer pressure is extraordinarily powerful. Although not everybody who uses drugs and alcohol develops a dependency, experimenting with drugs at a young age can increase your risk of suffering from addiction in…
Added ByFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryFoothills at Red Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: July 19, 2019Updated: July 9, 2019North Carolina teen treatment centers understand that teens are still developing, which makes them more prone to making risky decisions or experimenting with drugs. Because the brain’s decision-making centers are not fully developed until your 20s, teens…
