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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Surveys yet to show link between medical marijuana and teen drug abuse – Tampabay.com
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Surveys yet to show link between medical marijuana and teen drug abuse
Tampabay.com "We cannot draw a clean link between medical marijuana and shifting drug usage rates,'' said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Surveys can be unclear because they rely on kids to honestly report their usage. |
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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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Youth substance abuse problem tackled by Staten Island teens at all-day summit … – SILive.com
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Youth substance abuse problem tackled by Staten Island teens at all-day summit …
SILive.com A prescription drug overdose kills one Staten Islander an average of every nine days, according to a new study by city health officials, with the rate of death here far surpassing that in the rest of the city. “I was surprised and saddened when I heard … |
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