Late Night Health

At the beginning of the pandemic, most adolescents habituated to staying at home resulting in lowered self-esteem. As a result, their self-concept was shaken and many became self-conscious, stressed and anxious around their peers leading them to want to abuse substances or skip out on homework, explains Dr. Kim Chronister, Clinical Director of LA-based Key Transitions, a teen treatment center. Dr. Chronister visits with Mark Alyn on this edition.