Drug Abuse

Marijuana opposition describes drug's dark side as Oregon legalization effort …
In a conference call with reporters from across the country, the group, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, cited higher rates of marijuana use and addiction among young people, particularly teens. It also described widespread availability of marijuana …
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Marijuana use rising among American teens
Not that it wasn't predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana …
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Up in Smoke: Marijuana use rising among American teens
Not that it wasn't predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana …
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Officials worry legal marijuana sales in Colorado could mean more pot in …
… to worry about Oklahoma law enforcement for very long. From its northern border with Colorado, where marijuana is now legal for recreational use, to the southern border it shares with the Texas Panhandle, Cimarron County is only about 35 miles across.
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