Social Media: Helpful or Harmful?
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University’s (CASA Columbia) recently published their 16th annual back-to-school survey which takes a look at adolescent behaviors...
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Since 2002, Visions has been in the forefront of providing adolescent treatment. Being well-versed in the characteristics of adolescent behaviors and cognitive development, it was only natural for us...
View ArticleFight or Flight: When the Anxiety Wheel Spins
Image by jpmatth via Flickr Why are our kids so stressed out? Is it the pressures of school and peer relations or is there something else going on? Sure, stress is a naturally occurring phenomena that...
View ArticleDual Diagnosis and Teens: What to Know
Guest blog by Recovery Rob from the Pat Moore Foundation The combination of substance abuse and forms of mental illness are common. In fact, it’s what most clinicians, therapist, and counselors often...
View ArticleTeens Are Going Back to School
School is back in session! This means that the unstructured schedule of summer has ended and the wild teen energy requires a shift toward focus and effort. It’s tough because you go from a veritable...
View ArticleThe Dangers of DMT and Psychedelic Experimentation
DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) is a short-acting, albeit powerful psychedelic drug in the tryptamine family. Additionally, the use of Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), an older class of anti-depressant...
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