National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week
Thursday
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week
Anyone Can Become Addicted to Substances: Help is Available!
What makes a person more likely to become addicted?
Know the facts so you can get support.
- Starting drug use when you're young. When kids or teens use drugs, it affects how their bodies and brains grow. Using drugs when you're young increases your chances of becoming addicted when you're an adult. About 4 in 10 people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become addicted to alcohol.
- Hanging around other people who use drugs. Friends or family members who use drugs might influence you to use drugs.
- Trouble at home. If a person’s home is an unhappy place, or was when they were growing up, they might be more likely to have a drug problem. When kids aren't cared for, or there are lots of fights, or a parent is using drugs, the risk of addiction goes up. Kids in these situations should ask for help from a trusted adult, like a school counselor, a coach, or someone from their faith community.
Risk Factors for Teen Addiction
If you have some of these risk factors, it doesn’t automatically mean you’ll develop a drug problem. However, even if you have none of the risk factors, that doesn’t make it safe to use drugs. Think carefully about what you put in your body.
- Trouble in school, trouble at work, trouble with making friends. Failures at school or work, or trouble getting along with people, can make life hard. A person might be tempted to use drugs to get their mind off these stresses.
- Mental health problems. People with problems like depression, anxiety, or other mental health challenges are more likely to become addicted. They might use drugs to try to feel better.
- Your biology. Each person’s body reacts to drugs differently. Some people like the feeling the first time they try a drug and want more; others hate how it feels and never try it again. Some people are more likely to get addicted, but there's no way to test for that.
Help is Available!
Eaton Behavioral Health offers the CHOICES Early Intervention Program for teens aged 13 to 17 and their parents/guardians. Outpatient substance abuse care for adolescents and adults is also available. (517) 543-2580
https://www.barryeatonhealth.org/health-services/substance-use-treatment-and-recovery
Child and Family Charities offers substance abuse and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health counseling services to adolescents and young adults. Parents and guardians are encouraged to participate. (517) 882-4000
http://www.childandfamily.org/
Central Michigan 211 is a clearing house of referrals to treatment and support. Call 2-1-1 or
Community Mental Health Clinton-Eaton-Ingham offers programs designed to provide multiple services and supports to adults and children residing in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties.
1-888-800-1559 or (517) 346-8318
Eaton County Substance Awareness Advisory Group
Email: ecsaag@eatonresa.org
Website: www.eatondrugfree.com
Location: 1790 Packard Highway, Charlotte, MI, United States
Phone: 517-541-8711
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ECSAAG/
Twitter: @ecsaag