Drug Abuse

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Alcohol Awareness Month Message Being Heeded By Newtown Youth Year …
Ms Blanchard also pointed out that Newtown stats differ somewhat than the recent state report on teen drinking because Newtown's survey asks question a bit differently with a grade versus age breakdown. “If you correlate grades 7-8 with ages 12-14, …
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The 11 Stupidest Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana
Studies have found cannabis to be less addictive than nicotine, alcohol and even caffeine, according to research by one scientist at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It's believed … It makes sense that statistics would show drug users frequently …
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Is Pop Music Turning Teens Into Alcoholics?
But these results still suggest pop music contributes to the complex web of influences driving teen drinking, the researchers argue. The study includes some eye-opening statistics: Each day, the average adolescent listens to 2.5 hours of music, which …
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Home Minister Umar Naseer to run for presidency in 2023
“But, there cannot be the abuse of drugs or consumption of alcohol. There cannot be … Speaking on the illegal drug trade, Naseer alleged that “powerful gangs from neighbouring countries” are involved in smuggling drugs into the Maldives. Naseer …
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Is the government protecting the youth from drugs?
The National Drug Use Survey (NDUS) of 2011-2012, conducted by the UNODC, revealed that there were 7,496 drug users aged between 15 and 64 years in the Maldives. According to the survey, 72 percent of the drug using population was under the age of …
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the pain of neglect
What you can do if you suspect a child is being neglected? “If they detect minor signs of neglect, they might consider trying to use some of the protective factors to support the family or connect them with resources. Often times connecting them with …
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Rising Sun Trust: Cash crisis forces closure of drugs charity
The Frizington-based charity offers support to young drug users and their families and works with schools to highlight the risks of addiction. The charity said it has been unable to raise £90,000 to cover its costs. Mr Smith, who was made an MBE in …
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Heroin on Campus
“Frankly, there was not a lot of discussion about hard drug use before last month because our surveying data suggested it's at very low level and we didn't have any kind of event that drew our attention to it,” said Ralph A. Manchester, director of the …
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Bernards Township to host dialogue nights about substance abuse
The Bernards Township Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse is launching three dialogue nights in response to the feedback from the March 13 Town Hall meeting titled “Cycle of Pills to Heroin: Drug Trends in Our Community.” These sessions are …
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America's heroine problem is bringing healthcare to its knees
It's been noted that heroin has made a come-back in the US. But what seems to be missing in the American healthcare system is an effective support service for drug addicts. An increasing number of drug users are seeking help but not finding it. There …
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UR asks student heroin users to get help
Joel Seligman us a true leader, willing at address the drug issue head on. Almost every heroin user starts with prescription drug abuse, and prescripti8n is only second to pot in popularity. Students don't understand that pills oike Hydrocodone are …
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Thomasville police seize more than 60 pounds of marijuana during investigation
A study in the August edition of The Journal of School Health finds that the generations old theory of a “gateway drug” effect is in fact accurate for some drug users, but shifts the blame for those addicts' escalating substance abuse away from …
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Mindfulness Therapy May Help Prevent Substance–Abuse Relapse in Long Term
They found that cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention (RP) and mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) are both effective aftercare interventions following substance abuse treatment, but that the latter may have a more enduring effect. The study …
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Wasting money doing things we know don't work
Portugal had all the same problems with drugs and addiction as any other modern country. At a time when Portugal was being squeezed by the economy and experiencing increasing HIV/AIDS cases, they decided to abandon the old arrest-and-imprisonment …
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Repeat drug users should not have to face court – Sedqa
“Abuse should be against the law but not lead to criminal proceedings. “This just isn't working,” he said, although he accepted that some form of social repercussion was needed. “I do not agree with drug use leading to criminal sentencing. This does …
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Higher Potency Does Not Mean More Addiction to Marijuana
They have realized that people who smoke more potent forms of pot are no more likely to get addicted than people who smoke weaker varieties of it. The levels of THC, one inhales while smoking pot, does not affect the addiction. Interestingly, the style …
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