Real Teens…Real Issues

Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by teenagers in the United States. Dependence on alcohol over time can cause liver disease, trouble with coordination, blackouts, malnutrition, and shrinking frontal lobes. Changes in the brain caused by severe alcoholism creates long-term dependency and disease. Teen drinking is on the rise and is the cause of nearly 5,000 deaths per year. This book is designed to raise awareness by providing interviews with teens coping with the disease, warning signs, treatment options, and most importantly, solutions. Sidebars, a relevant glossary of terms, current websites, and science content are included in this detailed look into the teen issue of alcohol.

One in five teens have abused prescription medications and twenty-one percent of high school seniors have reported using marijuana in the past month. The timely volume help today's teens face and deal successfully with the complications surrounding drug abuse by giving them the tools and vocabulary they need to know when to ask for help. Personal interviews with teens coping with drug abuse are revealed as well as warning signs, treatment options, and most importantly, solutions. Sidebars, a relevant glossary of terms, current websites, and science content are included in this detailed look into the teen issue of drugs and drug abuse.

Depression and stress effect close to 30 percent of all teens; a staggering statistic. Stress and anxiety can exhibit in teens by feeling overwhelmed, sad or depressed and tired. This book provides teens with the tools and vocabulary they need to express how they are feeling and when to seek help. Personal interviews with teens coping with depression and stress are revealed as well as warning signs, treatment options, and most importantly, solutions. Sidebars, a relevant glossary of terms, current websites, and science content are included in this detailed look into the teen issue of stress and depression.