The Influence of Substance Use on Adolescent Brain Development
This article reviews the existing literature on neurocognition, brain structure, and brain function in adolescent substance users with an emphasis on the most commonly used […]
Learn About Addiction
Understanding what addiction is, who is susceptible, and the other long-term consequences associated with adolescent substance use, can give you the resources you need to support your child before, during and after substance misuse begins.
The Teen Brain
This multimedia tool provides insight into adolescent brain development, giving parents answers to the common question, “why does my teen act this way?” Learn about […]
Addiction As A Brain Disease: The Disease Model of Addiction
This resource provides information about why addiction is defined as a disease, like diabetes or cancer, by most medical associations; it describes how the use […]
The Addiction Project: Adolescent Addiction
This resource will help you understand addiction among adolescents; their brain development, the most commonly used drugs, how the Internet can be used to buy […]
