Before we started Insight Treatment, we noticed something: there really weren’t any outpatient teen drug treatment programs in Los Angeles. There were some inpatient ones, and there were some programs that were just for teens, but not many of them. It was galling to see professionals try to treat
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When your teen is abusing drugs, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. Everyone wants the best for their child. Once you’ve discovered your child needs help, it can feel devastating. But, there is help out there. At Insight Treatment, we offer effective drug treatment programs. More specifically, we offer
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When your teen has a drug problem, getting sober is critical, but that’s not everything. Once your child is sober, the goal is for them to stay sober. Reaching long term sobriety isn’t easy. It takes a lot to get there. One of the best ways to make
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Teenagers often make use of drug and alcohol in order to suppress emotions and reduce feelings of anxiety all self-consciousness. However, because alcohol and other substances give pleasure, it can be the start of a fatal path down towards drug dependency and addiction. As a responsible parent, you
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Self-harm is a serious disorder in the teenage years where the child will start to harm their own body. Sometimes, self-harm will leave the child with permanent scars, and there may also be underlying psychiatric problems which lead to deeper cuts as well as more serious muscle and
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The teenage years are often the time for rebellion and challenging of social norms. It is such an accepted part of life that some communities believe in sending their children out into the world alone, allowing them to decide whether to come back or remain separated from their
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The insidious nature of drugs has worked its way into the lives of millions of people today. Whether it is illicit drugs bought on the street, or prescription or over-the-counter medication that gets abused, drug addiction can tear apart a family and destroy lives physically and emotionally. When
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Teenagers are an exceptionally vulnerable and delicate version of the human species that can often give their families great concern. For some teenagers, this is the period when they start to exhibit signs of mental health issues or troubled behavior that can last a lifetime. More than just
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When you discover that your teenager is starting down the path of drug or alcohol addiction, then you may not know where to turn. This can lead you to hesitate, and put off intervention for too long, allowing the addiction to become established and causing your teenager to
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Coming to the realization that your child needs help with drug addiction is a stressful and anxious moment for you and your family. No one likes to see their child struggle day after day and worry about what will happen to them the next time they use illicit
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