Pure Life, which offers safe, effective, and clinically-sophisticated treatment options for young adults, announced today the publication of a new White Paper, Self Medication in Young Adults. The thirteen-page white paper is designed to help young adults, parents, or anyone else needing advice on helping a loved one who is self medicating.
A growing number of young adults in the U.S. are self medicating with substances including prescription drugs, illicit drugs, and alcohol. To some college students and other young adults, taking a friend’s ADHD medication as a stimulant to study all night– or party all night– is not an uncommon occurrence. For others, drinking in preparation for social events as a “social lubricant” is commonplace.
While self medication is becoming more common among young adults, the alarming part is that many of these young adults are actually using or abusing substances as a crutch to deal with real life issues. Young adulthood is the time when many emotional and psychological issues come to the surface, including low motivation, depression, anxiety, and body image issues.
Using drugs or alcohol to help mask an undiagnosed emotional or psychological issue can be detrimental to young adults in the long run. Instead of growing as a person and facing these challenges head on, young adults who self medicate are finding themselves stuck in a rut.
- The Dangers of Self Medication
- Signs of Substance Abuse/Self Medication in Young Adults
- Are You Enabling Your Child
- How to Stop Enabling Behavior
- How Adventure Therapy Can Help Young Adults Stop Self Medicating
- How a Novel Environment/Cultural Immersion helps young adults who self medicate
- Supporting Your Child Through Treatment