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Teen Drug Abuse: One in Eight US Teens Misuses Pain Drugs, Surveys Say – Huffington Post
Drug Abuse: Teen Drug Abuse: One In Eight US Teens Misuses Pain Drugs, Surveys Say – Huffington Post
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Teen Drug Abuse: One In Eight US Teens Misuses Pain Drugs, Surveys Say
Huffington Post The findings published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine are based on two national surveys that asked teenagers about their recent or lifetime use of prescription painkillers, which include highly addictive drugs such as oxycontin and … Kids likely to start abusing painkillers at 16, study shows High School Kids Report Early Pain Pill Abuse Painkiller Abuse Often Starts in High School |
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Drug Abuse: Drug Addiction Board Director Reacts To Governor’s Plan – WOUB
Symptoms of Teenage Drug Abuse Problems
Drug abuse problems are one of the major worries that parents face as their child enters teens. With drugs it is not just illegal drugs, even if certain substances are freely and legally available in the market, they could be fatal if consumed beyond certain limits. Parents need to be aware of all these substance and need to protect their child from them. Below are some of the symptoms that can help you identify if you are facing such drug abuse problems:
Lower Personal Effectiveness: The first signs of drug abuse problems are a decline in personal effectiveness at school and home. Teenagers with this problem start dropping grades, you may also start getting more complaints from school, play truant at school and will stop following common rules at home.
Two New Resources to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse – Medscape News
Drug Addiction: Two New Resources to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse – Medscape News
Prescription drug abuse, misuse, and overdose are major concerns facing this country and others, and they only seem to be getting worse. Medscape recently spoke with Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, Professor of Psychiatry at University of California …
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Drug Addiction: Ohio must sustain anti-drug funding: editorial – Cleveland Plain Dealer
The logic might best be described as drug-addled. As drug-related deaths climb, Gov. John Kasich says addressing drug abuse in the state is a top priority. A recent study by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office documents a spike in …
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Drug Addiction: Brain Networks Linked to Teen Drug Abuse – Voice of America
An international team of researchers has discovered regions of the brain that might help scientists understand why some teenagers abuse drugs and others are able to resist the temptation. Researchers say the brain differences make some young people more …
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Drug Addiction: Mother Day plea – Drug Addiction and Child Development: The Consequences – Examiner
Drug addiction and child development are not terms that fit together positively. Drugs used by a mother during the prenatal period are extremely dangerous for a baby and can cause seriousand long-term developmental delays. When a pregnant woman …
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Drug Addiction: The Faces of Meth: Meet recovering addicts in Hampton Roads – WVEC
Hall says Patrica and Steven still have a long way to go in beating addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, meth use was halved over the past five years. But another set of numbers from the Drug Enforcement …
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Official Warns of Statewide Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse: Official warns of statewide drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse is becoming an increasing problem in Tennessee, but the state’s top health official says new legislation will help minimize patients’ ability to obtain unneeded medication.
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Drug Abuse: Vt. lawmakers debate drug data access by police
Gov. Peter Shumlin in his State of the State address in January cited an "epidemic" of prescription drug abuse in Vermont as justification for allowing police to get access without search warrants …
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Ohio ER Policy Aims to Fight Drug Abuse – Toledo Blade
Drug Abuse Statistics: Ohio ER policy aims to fight drug abuse – Toledo Blade
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Ohio ER policy aims to fight drug abuse
Toledo Blade "You don't want to be the [emergency department] or urgent care in your community that does not follow this, because you will get everyone who wants to divert drugs or wants to abuse drugs coming to your center, and that's largely not what any of these … Ohio governor announces drug addiction plan Ohio ERs to limit pain pill distribution Gov. Kasich Proposes Emergency Room Opiate Reform |
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug companies back Mary Bono Mack – The Desert Sun
Drug Addiction: Continued: Love, Family, Drug Addiction: Gregg Allman Tells It All in New Memoir ‘My Cross to Bear’ – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Drug Addiction: Continued: Love, family, drug addiction: Gregg Allman tells it all in new memoir ‘My Cross to Bear’ – Minneapolis Star Tribune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gregg Allman thinks about his late brother Duane every day. And once in a while, he can feel his presence. “I can tell when he’s there, man,” Allman said. “I’m not going to get all cosmic on you. But listen, he’s there.
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Drug Addiction: Ohio governor announces drug addiction plan – Cincinnati.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTW) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) is announcing new efforts in the state’s fight against prescription painkiller abuse. Ohio saw a record number of drug overdose deaths in the most recent reporting year of 2010.
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Drug Addiction: Substance abuse on the rise among boomers – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
WORCESTER — Think of a stereotypical drug addict and a vision of a young, tattooed high school dropout might come to mind. Drug addiction is typically associated with young adults, not with retirees. But as the baby-boom generation …
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