Help when you need it.For teens in emotional pain--feeling angry, hurt or depressed--drug use may seem like a way out. But using drugs makes every situation worse. Every teen should know that real relief is available. New research shows that psychotherapy psychotherapy, treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. Psychotherapy, thus, does not include physiological interventions, such as drug therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, although it may be used in combination with such methods. can lift your spirits and actually change your brain. The brain's pathways can be weakened weak·en tr. & intr.v. weak·ened, weak·en·ing, weak·ens To make or become weak or weaker. weak  en·er n. or damaged by many things in the environment, such as emotional trauma in childhood. But learning something new--like how to express anger or talk about feelings calmly--can help the brain process information and think more clearly. "The brain is a very plastic organ. It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have changing all the time," says Dr. Joseph Frascella, NIDA's Chief of Clinical Neurobiology Neurobiology Study of the development and function of the nervous system, with emphasis on how nerve cells generate and control behavior. The major goal of neurobiology is to explain at the molecular level how nerve cells differentiate and develop their . For more information on the science behind drug abuse, visit www.teens.drugabuse.gov See .gov and GovNet. (networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies. . If you or someone you know needs help in finding therapy, ask a trusted adult, such as a parent, teacher, or religious leader. If the problem is drug abuse, visit www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov or call 1-800-662-HELP to find a drug treatment center near you. |
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