Welcome Gaby Perez!

 

Gaby Perez started her path in outreach for Insight Treatment Programs as a co-speaker at local high schools in 2008 while still participating in the program. As an alumni, she’s found her experience at Insight as a more in-depth approach to reaching out to a greater population of both professionals and the families who are suffering from addiction and alcoholism. Currently, she is studying psychology in Los Angeles, keeping the hope of solution and recovery her focus.

Is It Really That Time Already?

Reasons and Signs of Teenage Drug Abuse

Author: Rapiddrugdetection.com

Teenage drug addiction is a severe problem that could not be controlled successfully. A common definition of addiction is, “The uncontrollable and compulsive use of mind-altering drugs/substances, even though having the knowledge of the fact that such use may cause problems with one’s life”. Addiction can be physical and/or psychological dependence on a chemical substance.

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Teenagers and Addiction – How to Understand Teen Anxiety That Leads to Addiction

Author: Dee Cohen

In my outpatient counseling job I see many teenagers turning to drugs and cutting themselves though only a portion go to adolescent drug rehab programs. As I delve into issues with them at the outpatient mental health clinic I work at, the main issues seem to revolve around friendships, boyfriends, family tensions and academic pressures.

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Get a Counselor When your Teen Cuts Herself-From Dundee, Elgin and McHenry

Author: Mike Shery

Self-injury, is when your teen deliberately hurts his or her own body. Some self-injuries can leave scars that will not go away, while others leave marks or bruises that eventually will.

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