Substance Abuse among teens

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by Pauline Samuel9 views·Updated Dec 13, 2021

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  1. Hello, my name is pauline Samuel
  2. and I'm here
  3. to share some information about substance abuse among teens
  4. and because I care
  5. behavior health is a treatment center for teams that help
  6. them to achieve sobriety and deal with mental health issues.
  7. Man the gold is
  8. to teach them
  9. tools to use to help them
  10. not to use
  11. which include, they will have to change their friends.
  12. Some places vote and some things they do
  13. because substance abuse is our medical ailments
  14. as well as mental health.
  15. It requires certain knowledge and tools to
  16. overcome the addiction.
  17. Now some people may say, oh teams get high just because they want to.
  18. But I can tell you that that's not true.
  19. Something happened
  20. took place
  21. that caused this addiction.
  22. Don't give up.
  23. You're not alone.
  24. You matter.
  25. It is very important that we fight against substance of boosts
  26. for our teams
  27. and fight against mental health issues.
  28. It's substance of Bruce make you
  29. fail unlike yourself, not normal,
  30. It can destroy every dream you have. It's a dream killer.
  31. It would take your dreams
  32. and turn them into nothing.
  33. But with sobriety
  34. you can have something.
  35. It is very
  36. important
  37. that
  38. you seek help
  39. if you have a substance abuse problem.
  40. Guava is smoking marijuana,
  41. doing cocaine,
  42. her run or popping pills such as Percocets and
  43. Zanny's and whatever else is available on the streets.
  44. I am here because I care
  45. I'm here because it matters to me
  46. and I know that detains
  47. or
  48. the fracture
  49. and the only way they can achieve their goals if the community and society
  50. get behind them and help them.
  51. We I remember that saying that it takes a village to raise a child while
  52. it's time for the village to come back because the Children can't do it alone.
  53. Teams can't do it alone. Mothers can't do it alone. Fathers can't do it alone.
  54. We have to become a village again and help
  55. our teams to suggest say nothing.
  56. Substance abuse is rapid. Amanti means
  57. there is a high percentage of teenagers who are bruise. Substance
  58. don't fool yourself.
  59. You know, I know some people say, oh, my team don't do that and my team don't do that,
  60. but we don't know what they do when they're not around us.
  61. But most of the time we don't want to accept what they do when they're not around us.
  62. But I can tell you that substance
  63. affects the mind, It kills the brain cells Where you think,
  64. if you use some teams may say, oh, I'm better when I'm high.
  65. That's not true. Your reaction slow down.
  66. Your thought process really slow down
  67. and you're not as great as you used to be in school, Your grace begin to fail and
  68. you give up, you just don't want to do anything. Life just not important no more.
  69. The things you used to do you don't do anymore.
  70. So at because I care, we will help you achieve your goals and dreams again,
  71. we will work with you to put you back on the right track.
  72. It is important
  73. that you live.
  74. Mhm
  75. because I can't behavior health are here to help,
  76. not just the teams, but the parents to
  77. teach them. Give them to help, show them what to look for
  78. and the behavior of their teams because
  79. the signs be there, the red flags be there,
  80. but we ignore them and it's time that we step up
  81. and be parents and pay attention to our kids. The old school way is out.
  82. Oh you be seen and not heard.
  83. No,
  84. you need to ask questions of your kids and allow your quids to ask questions of you.
  85. It's important. It's very important that
  86. we communicate without teams
  87. and know what's going on. Ask some questions whether they want you to or not.
  88. We will do an assessment and a treatment plan with the team's input.
  89. Of course it wouldn't be just a wee giving all
  90. the orders were saying you have to do this,
  91. you have to do that.
  92. No.
  93. The only thing that because I can't require the
  94. team to do is take the first step admitting
  95. that they have a problem and that their life
  96. unmanageable and that they can't do it alone,
  97. that they need some help.
  98. They need someone to support them to encourage them to cheer
  99. them on and I would love to be that person,
  100. I am very passionate and compassionate about
  101. helping people and it's important to me.
  102. I am a mother and a grandmother aren't,
  103. I would love
  104. to see teens do good because of
  105. being a grandmother of teenagers.
  106. You know, and understanding what substance or Bruce can do to you,
  107. how it destroy your dreams, your very self, your looks yourself extreme, your fire,
  108. your desire, it takes it all away.
  109. You don't want to do nothing but
  110. use substance. It's time to stop. Put her into it. Come to because I care
  111. and I can help you. You can research me. We are located here in Baltimore.
  112. I have you can check my on facebook page out to get information.
  113. My instagram and I also have a Snapchat
  114. that you can look at to get information.
  115. Today is a new day for hope
  116. for hope,
  117. for hope
  118. for love,
  119. for love, for love
  120. and for peace. If you want a new day,
  121. if you want hope,
  122. if you want love, if you want peace, then because I care is the place for you.
  123. I promise you, you will not
  124. leave out the same way that you came. I promise you that your dreams would return.
  125. If your artists, you will begin to draw and paint again.
  126. If you're computer specialists, you will be back on the computer.
  127. And I'm talking about, Oh, these just change you talking about?
  128. No, I'm talking about the things that they used to do that they can achieve.
  129. That's going to help them in their future.
  130. You can be a forensic scientist. You can be a doctor, you can be a lawyer,
  131. you can be a teacher or social, anything that you want to be. You can do it,
  132. but only if you practice sobriety, you cannot achieve any goals or dreams.
  133. If you have a substance abuse problem or a mental health problem,
  134. it's time
  135. to step into the new year.
  136. It's time to step into the new year
  137. because I care
  138. behavior, health
  139. will help you.
  140. Hashtag sobriety is here.
  141. If you want it, only if you want it, we're not going to force it on you.
  142. But if you want it, we are here to give you the necessarily tools
  143. and support
  144. an encouragement
  145. and love.