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There are a number of different challenges that an individual will face when attending college and addiction can be one of them. If a student develops an addiction to illegal or prescription drugs, an academic career can be ruined.
For generations, men could out-drink women. It was a product of the difference in size and often a difference in tolerance. Now, times seem to be changing as women are more and more challenging social norms, including the amount of liquor they can hold in one night.
Parents with a teen about to leave for college are faced with a big challenge. How can they caution their “child” without offending the adult their son or daughter has become? The parents may fear the implications of their college freshman’s early decision-making in the new freedom found at school.
College can be the best time of someone’s life. For others, it can be stressful to the point of a threat to their health. In fact, over the past few years, substantial attention has been paid to this area as tragedies have emerged on college campuses due to mental health issues.
Admitting that a family member, friend or other loved one has a drug problem is a hard reality for anyone to face. In fact, this tendency to want to ignore the problem is one of the things that lead to the bigger problem overall.
A new study shows that nearly 7 million Americans aged 18 to 25 (more than one in five young adults) needed treatment for drug or alcohol use in the last year. The study, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) also shows that 95 percent of these young adults did not receive the help they needed at a treatment facility. These levels have remained fairly stable since 2002.
In a national survey conducted in 2006 and 2007 by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Rhode Island was shown to have the highest rate of illicit drug use for the 12 and older age group. The small coastal state was among six states that saw significant increases in illicit drug use since the previous survey in 2005-2006. The study also showed that Rhode Island had the highest percentage of people who needed drug-abuse treatment but didn’t receive it.
A new study suggests that “Cyber Millennials,” individuals ages 25-44 who are well educated and tech-savvy and who make an average of $79,000 per year, are more likely to engage in binge drinking than many of their peers who are older, less educated, and make less money. These findings will be published in the August edition of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
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