“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 health. Click…
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 or more drinks…
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 other parts of the country. While geographical isolation…