This Is Your (Father’s) Brain on Drugs

~ Jason Schwartz

I never really get what this guy is saying.

Is he saying that adolescence is not “a time of heightened vulnerability for risky behavior”? That there is no such process as brain maturation or plasticity?

I can accept an argument that there’s hype around adolescents and risky behaviors, but does it not have some basis in fact?

I can accept an argument that adults 35 to 54 should be of much greater concern. Does this mean that we shouldn’t be concerned about adolescents?

What exactly does he suggest?

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.