Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …

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Campaign to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse – KKTV 11 News

Campaign to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
KKTV 11 News
Drug prevention experts are trying to convince local teenagers that abusing prescription drugs can be just as bad as using cocaine and heroin. Representatives from Rise Above Colorado are working with students in East and Central High School in Pueblo.

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Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths – Norwalk Reflector


Hudson Valley Reporter

Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths
Norwalk Reflector
By comparison, the state overdose death rate was about 15 per 100,000 residents in 2011. Experts say treatment and rehabilitation is the key to fighting the drug problem, but only about a half-dozen treatment centers in southwest Ohio offer opiate
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Medication Education – The UCSD Guardian Online

Medication Education
The UCSD Guardian Online
As of now, the website targets college students, a group that has become increasingly susceptible to prescription drug abuse, as indicated by a skyrocketing in abuse statistics — a 343 percent increase in abuse of opioids like Vicodin and OxyContin

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