Bohemia Bunny

The Lows Of Getting High

February 25th, 2007 by lynnylchan under Paid Post

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When you’re in your teens, getting high looks like a lot of fun. High school students sneak beer, cigarettes and the occasional pot. But as they used to say, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

You could point your finger at so many things - the media, lousy parenting, disaffected youth. Cocaine may be illegal, but it’s not unknown - even I know how to snort cocaine, and frequently make a joke out of snorting other less illegal substances. In high school, there was an urban legend about combining painkillers and soda. The only effect I foresee from that would be stomach ulcers. And when Hollywood stars are photographed smoking doobies, well, that just sort of makes drugs okay. It can’t be illegal if they’re not getting busted, right?

So many factors can lead an adolescent down the road to drug addiction. But once they’re on that road, the question isn’t how they got there, but how to get them off it. An effective teen drug treatment regimen would seem like an answer to a parent’s prayer. Just like how juvenile delinquents shouldn’t be imprisoned with adult criminals, teenage drug users need a specially tailored program, run by staff who understand the adolescent addiction problem.

The Echo Malibu treatment center offers drug and alcohol rehabilitation for teenagers with substance addiction. Their treatments and programs are administered by qualified staff who are experienced in treating drug and alcohol problems in youths.

Their focus on treating root causes rather than symptomatic behavior, and holistic development of the self, sets them apart from other rehab centers. As part of the treatment program, drama, art, music and poetry therapy are offered as opportunities for the teens to discover themselves. The specter of teenage addiction can be made less frightening if we know where to go for help.