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Drugs and Chemicals  // Alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and drug use amount teens threatens many families. ScottCounseling.com offers answers to your child’s drug related problems with step by step procedures and solutions to follow.

When To See A Counselor, Doctor or Psychologist

Sometimes it’s a difficult decision to make. You may be asking, “Does my child need to see a counselor or a doctor.” This article will help you make that decision. There’s a difference between all of these professional services that these individuals provide. The differences are listed below. School Counselor Your child’s teacher(s) request that you...

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Drinking Prevention Needed in Grade School: Study of Use and Abuse

Is your 6th grader involved with alcohol? It’s a commonly known fact that teenage drinking across the country has many parents, educators and prevention specialist concerned. What is not commonly known is the growing number of elementary children beginning to use alcohol. Recently, Reuters published an article by author, Amy Norton, who shares...

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How A Parent’s Drinking Affects Your Child

Over 7 million children currently live in homes where one parent is an alcoholic. Twelve to fourteen million adults abuse alcohol or have chronic alcoholic behavior. One in five adults living today grew up in a home where one or both parents were alcoholics. Research shows that children living in a home where...

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Enforcing Rules and Setting Limits

Television? Phone Use? Instant Messaging? Eating? Friends? Late Nights? Homework? Activities? Do Children Need Limits? It’s important for parents to enforce rules and set limits for their children. Youth surveys indicate that children feel more secure when parents set limits. Consider the following when enforcing rules and setting...

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05 Feb Posted by Scott in Drugs and Chemicals, Teens | Comments

Behavioral Signs of Adolescents Using or Abusing Drugs or Alcohol

Young adults often show signs of using or abusing chemicals. Parents who are aware of the signs are at an advantage in assisting their child to get help before more serious problems occur. Below is a list of common behavioral signs that your child may exhibit when using drugs or alcohol. Change in Friends:...

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Chemical Health Assessment

Chemical Health Assessment & Treatment Process Children who abuse or misuse drugs or chemicals need to have a chemical assessment for proper identification of the existing problems. Contact your child’s school counselor to help you locate the closest chemical assessment agency where you live. This article will provide you other factors, terminology and conditions...

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