As the therapeutic relationship is established and progress occurs in problem areas, the therapist can "lead" and "push" the adolescent toward abstract reasoning skill.

As the therapeutic relationship is established and progress occurs in problem areas, the therapist can "lead" and "push" the adolescent toward abstract reasoning skill.

Second, I use inference from technical studies and theories in order to provide practical information for therapists. Those thoughts are several steps removed from scientific validity.

If a child has an older sibling involved in an addiction, there is a 90 percent chance that he or she will get involved too.

Careful listening to current country and western and rock music with the help of an interpreter for coded phrases shows that young people are hearing a constant stream of messages about getting high, feeling good, going on trips, and using drugs of all kinds with all methods.

A certain group of adolescents evidence clear "druggie" behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use.

Adolescence in my growing up period was truly "Happy Days," the title of a TV show connotating the quality of this life period.