Consejos para Adolescentes: Los Opioides: La Realidad Sobre los Opioides (Tips for Teen: Opioids: The Truth about Opioids - Spanish]

Publication date: 2019

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: chemical dependency, youth, medical complications, statistics, epidemiology, neurology, physiology, mental health, research, prevention, lifestyle, health, health care, narcotics, opioids

Publisher: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Collection: salis; americana

Language: Spanish

2 pages. SAMHSA’s “Tips for Teens” fact sheet series, specifically designed for adolescents, addresses the risks, statistics, and myths about various chemical substances that teens may use. It discusses short- and long-term effects, symptoms and signs of use, consequences of use, new research, effects on teen brains and bodies and physical health, slang terms, and it answers questions teens might be hesitant to ask others.