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The main objective of Ansbach Middle/High School's Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Services (ASACS) is to prevent teens from
becoming involved with alcohol or other drugs at a time so critical to
their healthy development as vital, functioning adults. Our focus
is on helping teens make healthy and safe choices and then teaching
parents and community members how to support them in their choices.
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The ASACS program provides adolescents who are engaging
in risky behavior, who have
already experimented with alcohol or other drugs, or who have begun to
use more regularly, an opportunity to learn more about substance abuse, its impact on their lives,
and provides the skills to work through the issues caused by substance
abuse. This program also helps adolescents who
have been affected by someone else's use by providing them with a safe
place to begin to sort out their feelings and learn more about the
effects of substance abuse in their lives. |
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Risk Factors for
Adolescent Substance Abuse |
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Frequent
parent-teen conflicts
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Academic failure
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Lack of
involvement in school activities
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High truancy and
suspension rates
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Alienation,
rebelliousness, and lack of social bonding
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Friends who use
drugs
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Favorable
attitudes toward drug use
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Early first use of
alcohol and other drugs
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Frequent family
moves and parental absenteeism
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Parental drug use
and positive attitudes toward use
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Family history of
alcoholism
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Positive
expectations regarding alcohol and drug use
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If you would like more information about our free and
confidential programs, please call the Main Office at 09802-832808/809
to be connected to our ASACS Counselor. |
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