Drug Abuse

From marijuana to heroin: Adolescents at greater risk of addiction
The Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation invited an addiction specialist to talk about the risk marijuana use poses to adolescents, specifically how it can lead to heroin addiction. “Once people start smoking [marijuana] as a coping mechanism …
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Teens May Cope With Bullying By Taking Sexual Risks, Using Drugs And Alcohol
“[R]esearch suggests that bullying can be conceptualized as a stressor leading to stress-related psychosomatic problems and maladaptive coping strategies such as substance use,” they wrote in the study. “Sexual risk taking might reflect another …
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Child welfare system fails teens at risk for drug abuse
Dr. Fettes claims that parental involvement in the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse by young teens in the child welfare system is the first line of defense. She also indicates that there is little communication between the child welfare system and …
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ADHD Meds Don’t Raise Risk of Drug Abuse in Adulthood: Review – Analysis shows no greater threat of addiction to alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, nicotine or other drugs.