The goal is to support the young person to physically withdraw from the substance(s) he/she is using and to explore treatment options available in the community. Stabilization services are provided by an interdisciplinary team of youth care and nursing staff. While in the facility, the effects of the substances can begin to wear off while youth are supported and encouraged to enter voluntary treatment. YASU is a short-term program to support families with a child 17 years of age and under who has an addiction to alcohol or other drugs. The Youth Addiction Stabilization Unit (YASU) began operating in November 2006 and has been very successful in helping young people. Others may think that taking drugs (such as steroids) will improve their appearance or their athletic performance or that abusing substances will ease their anxiety in social situations.ĭrug and alcohol abuse can disrupt brain function in areas critical to motivation, memory, learning, judgment, and behaviour control, so, it is not surprising that teens who abuse alcohol and other drugs may often have family and school problems, poor academic performance, health-related problems (including mental health), and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Some teens may give in to the urging of drug-abusing friends to share the experience with them. When they enter high school, teens may encounter greater availability of drugs, drug abuse by older teens and social activities where drugs are used.Īt the same time, many behaviours that are normal aspects of their development, such as the desire to do something new or risky, may increase teen tendencies to experiment with drugs. Often during this period, children are exposed to substances such as cigarettes and alcohol for the first time. In early adolescence, when children advance from elementary through middle school, they face new and challenging social and academic situations. If we can prevent drug abuse, we can prevent drug addiction. Risk of drug abuse increases greatly during times of transition, such as when a young person changes schools, moves, or when parents divorce. No family is immune from the risk of drug abuse or addiction. It can happen in any family, no matter where you live or how prosperous you are.
When a young person is addicted to alcohol or other drugs, it not only affects the individual but their family as well.Īddiction knows no social or economic boundaries.
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