Drug Abuse

16 and pregnant in the Choctaw Nation
The nearest substance abuse treatment facility for juveniles is nearly 300 miles away, and there's no in-patient mental health facility or homeless shelter. And there's still a stigma around many of the issues these young people face, a hurdle outreach …
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Drug abuse on rise among Mass. teens
“What that implies is youth in Massachusetts are more willing to report their drug use. Drug use is one of the most underreported things we have.” The statistics, he said, shouldn't paint Massachusetts in a negative light. A willingness to report drug …
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