by Carolyn | Jun 6, 2024 | in the news, marijuana, mental health, teens
“Here & Now” WBUR Deepa Fernandes from WBUR speaks with Dr. Peter Provet, an adolescent psychologist and president of Odyssey House, a sober living and addiction treatment center in New York City, about how substance abuse affects a teen’s mental...
by oh-admin | Aug 19, 2011 | alcohol, drug abuse, in the news, teens, Television
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) released a study that found widespread drinking among teens in New York City. One-third of teens admit to drinking alcohol in the past month, and half of those admitted to binge drinking (consuming five...
by intern | Sep 9, 2006 | Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: “Youthful Binge Drinking Fueled by Boredom of the Open West” (front page, Sept. 2), about under-age drinking, may leave the impression that teenagers in the sparsely populated Plains and Western states are more at risk than teenagers in...
