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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Bill would force doctors to run prescription drug history checks – Timesonline.com
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Bill would force doctors to run prescription drug history checks
Timesonline.com Prescription drug monitoring programs, or PDMPs, aim to help doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement identify patients who are doctor-shopping or going to multiple pharmacies to stock up on highly addictive drugs, either for personal abuse or illegal … Public health, privacy rights collide in Pa. drug-tracking bill |
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Ask A Trooper: Know the signs of teenage drug abuse – Livingston Daily
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Ask A Trooper: Know the signs of teenage drug abuse
Livingston Daily I spent time last week at training, and one of the topics covered is the amount of teen drug abuse, which is on the rise nationally. There are several reasons this trend is occurring. I would like to share some of this information with families, who … |
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