Royal College of Psychiatrists. (2015) Alcohol and drugs: for parents and carers.
External website: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-an...
This webpage offers practical advice for parents and teachers who are worried that a young person is misusing drugs or alcohol.
Why do I need to know about whether a young person is using drugs or alcohol?
Many young people smoke, drink alcohol and may try drugs. It is important you are aware of this and do not ignore it as a time when they are just having fun or experimenting. It doesn’t take much for the young people to soon lose control and to need help to recover from this problem......
A Substance use and dependence > Effects or consequences
B Substances > Substances in general
B Substances > Alcohol
F Concepts in psychology > Behaviour > Risk-taking behaviour
G Health and disease > State of health > Mental health
G Health and disease > Substance related disorder > Substance related mental health disorder
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health related issues > Health information and education
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Type of care > Mental health care (Psychiatry / Psychology)
L Social psychology and related concepts > Family > Family and kinship > Family relations > Parent – child relations
T Demographic characteristics > Child / children
T Demographic characteristics > Adolescent / youth (teenager / young person)
T Demographic characteristics > Teacher / lecturer / educator
T Demographic characteristics > Parent / guardian
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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