India, Jan. 23 -- For many teenagers today, substance use does not feel dangerous. It is rather an ordinary experience. A slim vape waspassed around after school. A gummy shared during a sleepover. None of it resembles the warning-filled images adults grew up with. Why does this shift matter? When substances stop looking risky, they stop triggering caution. To mark the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Month, a psychiatrist warns that teenagers often do not realise how quickly these experiments can shape habits and coping patterns.

Adolescence is an emotionally intense phase. Feelings arrive quickly and loudly, while the ability to regulate them is still developing. "Vapes and edibles slide easily into this space because they promis...