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Copper Canyon AcademyCOPPER CANYON ACADMEY is an all girls school in Rimrock, Arizona. COPPER CANYON ACADEMY offers an extremely comprehensive therapeutic program for girls and their families through individual, group, and animal therapy. There are also parent seminars and family workshops. All of the therapists who work with the teenage girls and their families at COPPER CANYON ACADEMY are licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Services.

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Resources for parents about teen substance abuse and chemical dependency, including articles about who is at risk, the warning signs, and what treatment options exist. Learn about drug and alcohol use and prevention tactics to keep your adolescent on the right path.

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  • Adolescent Substance Abuse Knowledge Base

    Information on teen drinking, teen alcoholism, and teen drug abuse with resources for prevention, intervention, and treatment.

  • Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment Help

    Hundreds of drug rehabs and alcohol drug treatment centers nationwide. Rapid detox, detox from opiates and prescription pills, long-term drug treatment centers and sober houses, half-way houses and sober living homes. Includes special section on adolescent drug rehab and alcohol treatment.

  • What Is Addiction?

    Addiction is a chronic, progressive, and sometimes fatal disorder with both genetic and environmental roots. It manifests as a compulsion that drives an individual to continue to behave in a way that is harmful to self and loved ones, despite an intense desire to halt that behavior.

  • 12 Steps from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

    Treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction that is based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous can provide adolescents with a life-long program by which to maintain their sobriety and achieve a balanced and healthy emotional and spiritual life.

  • Alcohol and Drug Information

    SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.

  • College Drinking Prevention

    The site offers a wealth of information for changing the drinking culture on college campuses.

  • Inhalants.Drugabuse.gov

    Although many parents are appropriately concerned about illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and LSD, they often ignore the dangers posed to their children from common household products that contain volatile solvents or aerosols. Many young people inhale the vapors from these sources in search of quick intoxication without being aware of the serious health consequences that can result. Learn more about this growing problem from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

  • Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse

    Teen substance abuse is the regular or frequent use of an illegal or harmful substance that causes problems in some aspect of the teen's life. Many young people experiment with drugs or alcohol as a way to have fun, to be accepted into a group, to rebel, or to be social.

  • Teen Drug Help

    Teen Drug Help offers information on drugs and addiciton so parents can learn about ways to help their children.