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Over the past 10 years a great deal of information has been circulated about the negative effects of abusing mood altering chemicals; that is. drugs (also alcohol) that artificially change the v ay we feel.
1 believe that the possible dangerous reactions and addictive properties of such substances have become wellknow n to the public; yet a more subtle danger has not been fully addressed—their effects on the crucial learning stage of adolescence.
Adolescence. or the teenage years, is a critical transition period between childhood and adulthood. It is a time of enormous changes, the most obvious of which are physical. One has only to look at any 18-yearold and compare him-her to an old seventh-grade photograph to know that a lot has been happening over the past few years. Although the physical changes are more obvious, the emotional changes of this period are equally important. Not only do teenagers begin to look like adults, they begin to think and act like them too.
Adolescence is a period of intense preparation for adult life. It is a time of increasing independence from parents, of increased experimentation with new behavior, and growing awareness of the consequences of such behavior. It is a time for formulating career choices and taking the first steps in career training.
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