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Grandfather Turns Grief Into Anti-Drug Crusade

Grandfather turns grief into anti-drug crusade
FINDLAY — Tony Grotrian wore all black — a two-button black leather blazer over a black collared shirt, black pants, black shoes. His silver hair swept back from his broad forehead. He fiddled with a coffee cup as he spoke; the words came deliberately, directly. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 

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District 8 office releases statistics for February
Posted: 03/08/2014 08:01:22 PM MST. The New Mexico State Police District 8 office has released its statistics for the month of February. State police responded to one alcohol-related crash, three injury crashes, 19 property damage crashes. The office …
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Youth drug counselors face challenges
Moeller said statistics show less than half of all high school seniors have used marijuana. Alcohol use is somewhat higher, he said. Young people also fail to see the consequences of their drug or alcohol use, which is part of the developmental issues …
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Local Drug Treatment Options Lacking for Youth – nwitimes.com

Local drug treatment options lacking for youth – nwitimes.com

Local drug treatment options lacking for youth
nwitimes.com
This is one of five stories about drug abuse in the region running on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The series looks at where parents and young people can go for help, how law enforcement is struggling to fight the intense influx of drugs into the region
Guest Opinion: A community response to substance abuseWicked Local Berkley

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Prevalent Use Of Drugs Among Youths – Leadership Newspapers

Prevalent Use Of Drugs Among Youths
Leadership Newspapers
In Katsina State, although the statistics are sketchy because most of the cases hardly get reported, there is widespread concern about drug abuse by youths, most of whom are in their teens. Only recently, the Katsina State command of NDLEA, while

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New Bedford Saw 15 Drug Overdoses in 24-Hour Period – SouthCoastToday.com

New Bedford saw 15 drug overdoses in 24-hour period – SouthCoastToday.com

New Bedford saw 15 drug overdoses in 24-hour period
SouthCoastToday.com
Carl Alves, the director of Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, Inc., on Friday cited national statistics from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that for every fatal heroin overdose, there are 47 non-fatal

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Hard drugs demand solid understanding: Column – USA TODAY

Hard drugs demand solid understanding: Column
USA TODAY
Phillip Seymour Hoffman's death has prompted a lot of discussion about heroin in recent weeks. Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) have fueled the debate, but they may be leading us astray. The NSDUH, a 

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Teenage Drug Abuse: Why Adolescents Turn to Drugs


 

Teenage Drug Abuse: Why adolescents turn to drugs – http://www.eFamilyCounselor.com Davee Chandler MSW, LCSW shares the surprising reason why teens turn to drugs and what you can do to help them.

 

Study: Energy Drinks Linked to Teens' Alcohol, Drug Use
PHILADELPHIA—Researchers have found evidence to suggest that teenagers who consume caffeine-laden energy drinks and shots are more likely to use alcohol and drugs. The nearly one-third of youngsters who use the caffeinated energy products report …
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Barnstable Youth Commission takes on teen drug use
Barnstable Youth Commission members (from left) Samuel Spillane,16, Elizabeth Ells,17, and Nicole Neville,17, and Barnstable detective Reid Hall answer questions about drugs and alcohol in the school with the Community Network of Cape Cod at the …
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New Bedford Saw 15 Drug Overdoses in 24-Hour Period

New Bedford saw 15 drug overdoses in 24-hour period
Carl Alves, the director of Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, Inc., on Friday cited national statistics from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that for every fatal heroin overdose, there are 47 non-fatal …
Read more on SouthCoastToday.com

Hard drugs demand solid understanding: Column
Phillip Seymour Hoffman's death has prompted a lot of discussion about heroin in recent weeks. Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) have fueled the debate, but they may be leading us astray. The NSDUH, a …
Read more on USA TODAY

Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat
Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opiate addiction crisis in Vermont in his State of the State address, but statistics show no significant rise in accidental drug overdose deaths from opiates over the past eight years, according to a new Health …
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