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Steve Blow: Don't Let Colorado's Pot Experiment Draw in Kids
Steve Blow: Don't let Colorado's pot experiment draw in kids
Dr. David Atkinson, a local professor of psychiatry and an addiction specialist, hears much the same thing from teens themselves. “ 'It's only pot,' they say.” But both … “In most cases,” she said, “addiction is a pediatric disease.” I think of runny …
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Growing Drug Trafficking at the Airports
Most of them are undergraduates, graduates, some even with Master's Degree, but largely most victims of drug abuse are those in their late teens and early 20s. The addicts have damaged minds, have proclivity to commit crimes, are severely addicted and …
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Students honored at Red Ribbon event
On Thursday, more than 100 middle school and high school students from across Kansas gathered in Topeka, where they were honored for being on the front lines in the fight against teenage drug and alcohol abuse at the Red Ribbon luncheon and training …
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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
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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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Grant to study youth drug abuse – The Point Reyes Light
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Grant to study youth drug abuse
The Point Reyes Light Even though Marin County scores high on most indicators of community wellness, rates of substance use and abuse are disproportionately high. Nearly one-quarter of the county's adults reported binge drinking in the past month, and over the last several … |
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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
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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 … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse – WPSD Local 6
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Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
WPSD Local 6 MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky—Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. New crime statistics provide a new look at just how safe our community is. The McCracken County … |
Crime Rates Drop, Local Rehab Facility Sees Rise in Illegal Drug Abuse – WPSD Local 6
Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse – WPSD Local 6
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Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
WPSD Local 6 MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky—Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. New crime statistics provide a new look at just how safe our community is. The McCracken County … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette
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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 … |
Zohydro Maker Touts Drug Safety Board
Zohydro Maker Touts Drug Safety Board
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of criticism over its recently launched painkiller Zohydro, the maker of the powerful narcotic is highlighting an unusual oversight board that it's assembled to try and prevent abuse of the drug. Zogenix's president and director, Stephen Farr, told the Associated Press that the outside group of seven medical, addiction and law enforcement specialists will be able … Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Drug Abuse Forums Aim to Educate, Save Lives
Drug abuse forums aim to educate, save lives
At a drug abuse awareness forum hosted by the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education, known as CAPE, and the Wappingers Central School District, Marcia Grant shares the story of her son Roger, who died of a drug overdose in 2011. / Courtesy …
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