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

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

Surveys yet to show link between medical marijuana and teen drug abuse
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"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.
Expect serious problems with medical marijuanaDaytona Beach News-Journal

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Bill would force doctors to run prescription drug history checks – Timesonline.com

Bill would force doctors to run prescription drug history checks
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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 billThe Mercury

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