Creating Awareness about Drugs and Alcohol among Children Glenview IL

Children’s trust in parents can go way up on the scale when they actually researched the topic of drugs with their parents. Many successful parents decide that one of the best ways to avoid their children being drawn into drugs, is to educate them, and learn together, rather than simply condemning the topic out of hand.

PDSSC
(847) 729-9017
1877 Waukegan Road
Glenview, IL
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
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Russian, Spanish

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Behavioral Education and Treatment Inc
(630) 913-4801
6601 West Touhy Avenue
Niles, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Family Guidance Centers Inc
(847) 827-7517
484 Lee Street
Des Plaines, IL
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Holy Family Medical Center
(847) 298-9355
100 North River Road
Des Plaines, IL
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(847) 298-9355
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men

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Lifeline Counseling Center Inc
(847) 626-5001
4948 Dempster Street
Skokie, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Polish, Russian

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PEER Services Inc
(847) 657-7337
3633 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Seniors/older adults, Criminal justice clients
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Serenity Bridges LLC
(847) 470-1465
8700 Waukegan Road
Morton Grove, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Seniors/older adults, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Tagalog

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Advocate Addiction Treatment Program
(847) 795-3100
701 Lee Street
Des Plaines, IL
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Behavior Services Center
(847) 673-8577
8707 Skokie Boulevard
Skokie, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Spanish

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Relapse Prevention Counseling Center
(847) 824-2475
1330 Webford Street
Des Plaines, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
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Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Polish, Spanish

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Creating Awareness about Drugs and Alcohol among Children

Children require a lot of power to stand firm under peer demands and media control. The most helpful weapon when it comes to alcohol and drugs for your children is facts and knowledge, instead of shock strategy and pressure from their parents. Children’s trust in parents can go way up on the scale when they actually researched the topic of drugs with their parents. Many successful parents decide that one of the best ways to avoid their children being drawn into drugs, is to educate them, and learn together, rather than simply condemning the topic out of hand. Children usually believe things that they figure out for themselves, rather than things that they have head from their parents secondhand. Also, as most parents know, teenagers want to do the exact things that their parents say is “bad for them”. So, taking the time to research together with your children will encourage them to absorb what they are learning about, rather than simply giving out parental warnings and threats that they can shrug off.It’s not uncommon that the more those parents say “don’t do it”, then the more their kids want to. Many of the children who do use alcohol and drugs, in fact had very strict parents who would not even speak of such habits in the household. And thus these are the children seem to fall prey to a taboo effect. The psychology of taboo means that children often try something simply because they are not supposed to. Don’t add the mysti...

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