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Prescription Drug Drop Box Installed in Mays Landing – Patch.com

Prescription Drug Drop Box Installed in Mays Landing Patch.com Atlantic County residents will have more opportunities to safeguard their homes from prescription drug abuse at a permanent American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) disposal box. With the support and collaboration of Actavis, the Partnership for a … Atlantic Sheriff's Office gets medication disposal boxPress of Atlantic City all 3 news articles »

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Prescription Drug Abuse Can Lead to Rise in Heroin Addiction – NBC Connecticut

Read more... Prescription Drug Abuse Can Lead to Rise in Heroin Addiction NBC Connecticut The prescription didn't come from his doctor. “The first time I took a Percocet I was in high school,” said Michael. “I was just at a party with a bunch of people, I got offered one, and that was it.” That was the start of a spiral into years of …

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Fall River Herald News

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average Fall River Herald News 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 … and more »

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West Salem High School students urged to break silence on drug abuse – Statesman Journal

Read more... West Salem High School students urged to break silence on drug abuse Statesman Journal West Salem High junior Cierra Labounty said she's learned about the dangers of drug abuse in a health class but the presentation was much more detailed, including graphic photos of people who have died from a heroin overdose. “Obviously this is …

Question by CDubb12: is teen drug use a huge factor among middle- high schoolers?

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Answer by Malina
From what I recall, that’s when some kids begin doing things like pot and drinking alcohol. I wouldn’t say as many as did in high school. I wouldn’t know for sure though because I never hung out with the kids that did, but it does happen.

Answer by Mathieu
Define “huge factor.”

There is no question that drug use in middle and high school students is a serious problem.    Read more...

Okla. DA to hold seminar on student drug abuse – News On 6

Okla. DA to hold seminar on student drug abuse News On 6 CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) – Residents who live in several northeast Oklahoma counties can attend a seminar next week focused on current trends in drug and alcohol abuse among students. The talk is scheduled for March 13 at Pryor High School. and more »

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609 pupils in SouthCot town complete drug resistance training program
TUPI, South Cotabato, March 6 (PIA)–A total of 609 pupils from different elementary schools in Tupi, South Cotabato recently completed the 17-week drug prevention course under the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. … It entails 13 …
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Baldwin-Whitehall leaders support student-recognition project
“Do the Right Thing,” now run by a nonprofit organization, launched in Miami in 1990 after a high school student found a loaded hand gun and “against pressure from his peers, friends” the student “did the right thing” and turned in the gun to officials …
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Ahmad Zahid Raises Concern Over Drug Abuse Among Children
"Based on these teens, almost all of them got involved with drugs due to peer pressure and out of curiosity to experience the substance. "And they first tried cigarettes before going on to drugs," he said. Ahmad Zahid said the government was committed …
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Police In Ocean County Being Trained On New Drug That Could Treat Heroin …
And we have the cheapest heroin, $ 3 a bag, so you couldn't have a [more] worst case scenario.” Ocean County is one of the first in the country to train police to use Narcan. The nasal spray drug keeps a person awake and breathing, reversing the effects …
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OUR OPINION: Stepping out of drug addiction's shadow
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, as much as half of an individual's risk of becoming addicted depends on his or her genes. It's time to stop assigning blame … Today we're sharing some of your responses. In the weeks to come, we'll …
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