Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches feels that it is essential to have a special program for clients 18 to 24 years old. Growing up in today’s world has never been more difficult. There is more peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol than ever before. Patients between the ages of 18 and 24 are automatically enrolled in our young adult program. The young adult rehab program is designed to deal with the issues facing people in this special age group.

The rights of passage inherent in this stage of life are addressed in small group and individual counseling sessions. This program provides a caring atmosphere for young adults to share, learn, and grow together. The young adult rehab program allows for people in this age group to relate to other clients' stories. This powerful technique of sharing helps these special people to relate better to their own concerns.

Government statistics today estimate over 20% of our population have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons but no one can really estimate what percentage of young adults or children are abusing prescription drugs. Society for a long time has known about the dangers of underage drinking and/or drug abuse. But recently over the last few years drug abuse has become even more widespread because of the popularity of prescription drug abuse amongst teenagers and young adults. To understand why, one only has to consider that a kid just has to look in their parents medicine cabinets to get access to any of their parents prescription drugs and then take them to a party and pass them around to all of their friends.

Some of the most common prescription drugs that are being abused are:

1. oxycodone(Oxycontin)
2. hydrocodone(Vicodin)
3. meperidine(Demerol)
4. diazepam(Valium)
5. alprazolam(Xanax)
6. pentobabital(Nembutal)
7. methylphenidate(Ritalin)
8. amphetamine(Adderall)

All of the media attention paid to celebrities only makes the problem worse for any parent. They show images of celebrities and their entourages frequently partying, drinking and/or doing drugs and these images are then shared all over the internet for everyone to see. The unspoken message that accompanies these images of celebrities is that this is "the good life" and you can experience it too if you drink and do drugs at your parties. In turn it becomes very hard for parents to try and get their message through to their children about the dangers of drinking and doing drugs and that they will also need alcohol and drug rehab too just like the celebrities do if they try to imitate their excessive lifestyles.

If you are a parent reading this and you are here because you believe your child has developed a problem with alcohol or drugs, do not despair and mercilessly blame yourself for being a bad parent. Understand from everything that was stated above what you and all parents have to contend with in today's media age. Children have constant access and are literally bombarded with temptation wherever they are, every single day of their lives because of the invention of technology like the internet, mobile smart phones, etc... The level of temptation today that our children are exposed to is so great that earlier generations would find it impossible to even conceive of.

The most important thing you can do as a parent is to get your child the help they need if they do have an alcohol or drug problem (which is often a prescription drug problem). Focusing on who is to blame will not make your child any better and may actually make it harder to get your child to go to a much needed young adult rehab program. Part of our treatment here at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches in our Young Adult Rehab program in addition to getting them off the alcohol or drugs is to teach them how to stay clean once they leave us and return home. As a parent you have undoubtedly taught them right from wrong and explained the dangers of drinking and drugs. But the lessons they learn when they are in an actual rehab facility like Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches is very different. Because it is not just good parental advice or an example taken from a book that you bought to try and help them, but a whole new reality. It is real life and while they are with us and part of our Young Adult Rehab program they will have to learn to face their problems, possibly for the first time in their lives, every single day with other young adults who are just like they are and going through the very same problems with them.

By choosing our Young Adult Rehab program at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches for your child's rehab from alcohol, drugs and prescription drugs, you are choosing a leading, nationally recognized alcohol and drug rehab treatment center which has been nationally certified by the JCAHO and licensed by the State of Florida.

Please call us anytime day or night, 24/7 TOLL-FREE at (888) 432-2467 for more information and to get your child the help they need to start over and a chance again to lead the life that you once dreamed for them.