Drug Abuse

Juvenile substance abusers in India: catching them young
The average age of those using drugs like opium, pharmaceutical opiods and heroin is as low as 14.3 years, noted the study which covered more than 4,000 children and adolescent substance abusers across India. This is the first such study conducted on a …
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Coalition taking aim at drug abuse
Meadows described adult drug court – which, much like the juvenile drug court, is a rehabilitation program for people struggling with drug addiction – as "probation on steroids." Participants are subjected to drug screening up to three or four times a …
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Santa Barbara Cities Receive Gang Grants
The South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs is pleased to report that the cities of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Lompoc have received $ 1.5 million in state grant funding for youth gang reduction, intervention, and prevention activities. … Task Force …
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Tariq Zubhuza: “If you’re 11 years old and you’re drunk, it’s a problem.” – Tariq Zubhuza, an inmate at the NH State Prison, talks about how he became involved in the juvenile justice system and what type of interventions in school m…