Adolescent Brain Development and Drugs
By Ken C. Winters, Ph.D., and Amelia Arria, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 18, Number 2, 2011, Pages 21-24, Item# A182-Winters
Send this page to a friendResearch now suggests that the human brain is still maturing during adolescence. The developing brain may help explain why adolescents sometimes make decisions that are risky and can lead to safety or health concerns, including unique vulnerabilities to drug abuse. This article explores how this new science may be put to use in our prevention and intervention efforts.
The lead author, Ken Winters, is a professor in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Minnesota, and Director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research.
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Adolescent Substance Abuse: Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 18, Number 2, 2011
This issue of The Prevention Researcher examines best practices for prevention, intervention, and recovery with adolescents. The goal is to encourage professionals who work with youth to look beyond prevention. While prevention is important, many youth have already developed substance use disorders, many youth are struggling in their recovery efforts, and many youth require both prevention and intervention programming.
This issue also featured these articles:
- Adolescent Brain Development and Drugs, Pages 21-24
- Enhancing Parent-Child Communication about Drug Use: Strategies for Professionals Working with Parents and Guardians, Pages 12-15
- Preventing and Treating Substance Abuse Among Adolescents, Pages 3-7
- Special Considerations for Substance Abuse Intervention with Latino Youth, Pages 8-11
- Youth in Recovery, Pages 16-19
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