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Video Resources

Teen Discussion on Drug Abuse and Addiction with Dr. Volkow

Learning Objective: 10.1 Describe the key features of substance use disorders in adolescents and explain how adolescent substance use differs from adult substance use.

Description: In this 9-minute video, Dr. Nora Volkow, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, meets with 100 teenagers to answer questions and get their perspective on drug abuse.

Questions to Consider

1. What types of questions did the teens ask? What concerns do these questions indicate?
2. How does marijuana affect learning?
3. How does Dr. Volkow describe having multiple addictions at one time?
    

Evidence-Based Interventions for Adolescents with Substance Abuse Problems

Learning Objective: 10.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent substance use problems in adolescents.

Description: This 69-minute presentation by Dr. Ken Winter addresses developmental issues in adolescent substance abuse and the efficacy of treatment for it.

Questions to Consider

1. What are the most commonly abused substances by adolescents? How commonly abused are prescription medications?
2. Describe the features of typical adolescent development that increase the risk of substance abuse in that age group?
3. What are some unique challenges for adolescents in recovery?
4. What interventions have the most empirical support?
    

Teen Girls and Binge Drinking

Learning Objective: 10.1.b Determine the prevalence of adolescent substance use, substance use problems, and substance use disorders.

Description: This 6-minute story from ABC News discusses the rise in prevalence of binge drinking in girls.

Questions to Consider

1. According to the interviewed girls, why does binge drinking occur?
2. What has research shown about gender differences in drinking?
    

Audio Resources

An Inside Look at Teens Battling Substance Abuse

Learning Objective: 10.3 Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent substance use problems in adolescents.

Description: This 16-minute story interviews a 16-year-old girl who has been sober for 2 years to discuss her addiction and her treatment.

Questions to Consider

1. How did Lana begin drinking?
2. Describe Lana’s treatment and recovery.
3. How do people not in recovery relate to Lana? How might this affect recovery?
    

With Spike in Teen Drug Use, Parents Examine Their Role

Learning Objective: 10.2 Evaluate three major pathways for the development of substance use disorders in adolescents.

Description: This 10-minute clip examines parents’ role in attitude toward and use of substances.

Questions to Consider

1. Discuss parents’ struggle to decide how much to tell their children about their own substance use.
2. What are the issues involved in how parents should address the issue of legalized marijuana use with teens and children?