Shy Teens at Higher Risk of Substance Abuse

Shy teens at higher risk of substance abuse – While shyness is often thought to be relatively harmless, it can in fact have damaging effects on young people. Dr. Bernardo Carducci, Director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast, finds that shy male teens, who may turn to drugs and/or alcohol to help deal with stressful social situations, are at a higher risk than their peers to develop substance abuse. One way to help shy teens avoid these potential dangers is to encourage them to get part-time jobs at which they are forced to interact with customers.

Schools, county must find dollars to combat teen drug abuse

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It's the right time for county government to prioritize substance abuse programming in the HHS budget. Let's finally give teens, families, county clinical staff and importantly, community providers the real help they need to address the complexity of …
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