How to Talk With Your Adolescent About Their Drug or Alcohol Use
…hile failing to notice or give value to the potential risks and downsides. Drinking and drug use further heightens the dopamine response. This prompts more reward-seeking behavior that raises the risk of dependence. The adolescent’s impulsiveness and their own sense of logic (which Siegel explains in Brainstorm) also lessen the risks adolescents perceive to their health and survival. To admit, or even understand, that using has become a problem is…
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