In this program, doctors and clinicians join teens and young adults with firsthand accounts to discuss the symptoms and consequences of substance abuse. This engaging video is divided into four segments and discusses drugs of abuse across the continuum - from prevention to intervention, to treatment, and early recovery. Segment 1 focuses on the short and long-term consequences of alcohol and other drug use as well as the basic signs of harmful use and chemical dependency. Segment 2 focuses on how alcohol and other drug use effects the developing brain and body, covering all major drugs but with specific emphasis on alcohol, prescription drugs, marijuana, and synthetic drugs.
Segment 3 focuses on the messages that have been proven to reduce or prevent drug use, such as finding positive alternatives to use and learning refusal skills. Segment 4 focuses on how to get help and what the treatment experience is like.
*The accompanying CD-ROM features reproducible materials for both young people and their clinicians, teachers, and other leaders.