Entries for 'Lynsey Mitchell'
By Lynsey Mitchell on June 09, 2011
The article below suggests that dynamic teenagers are less likely to use illegal drugs. The study follows a group of 11,000 students from before high school graduation through age 26. The students who were involved in sports and other activities were directly related to lower initial use of cigarettes and illegal drugs and, ultimately, lower substance use as early adults.
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By Lynsey Mitchell on May 12, 2011
Over the past five months we have been blessed with an outstanding intern from Samford University, Terra. Her work ethic and enthusiasm is contagious. She was willing to do anything and everything we needed done. She will be greatly missed here at the Addiction Coalition. We asked her to share about her experiences while working with us and this is what she had to say:
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By Lynsey Mitchell on February 23, 2011
"The University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future study (MTF) - the largest survey on teen drug abuse tracking over 46,000 8th, 10th and 12th graders- found a huge falloff in teen's recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages over the past seven years. The new data from the MTF study has been released at a time when teens themselves report finding the drug prevention messages to be effective"
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By Lynsey Mitchell on May 28, 2010
I am not an addict nor have I been directly affected by addiction. However, I have seen many lives transformed by the curse of substance abuse. I've watched successful business women lose their careers, their families, their rights, and their lives from struggles with addiction. I've watched young people with the whole world at their finger tips lose grip of reality and spiral out of control, leaving them in jail, homeless or dead.
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