Drug Abuse

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers to pen memoir, detail drug abuse: 5 facts
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is set to pen a memoir, in which he will reveal details about what publisher Grand Central Publishing calls his "intense and dynamic life," including his past abuse of "hard drugs." …
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Students see dangers of meth
Today's students need all the help they can get sorting out drug-abuse fact from fiction, according to middle school vice principal Stacey Thompson. They are immersed in media and bombarded with factual — and not so factual — information on the web, …
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Drug awareness rave presents fun alternatives
“It's a fun way to celebrate after working really hard so far this semester while also giving facts about substance use and making students aware of the value of safety,” she said. RHA is dedicated to providing students with information necessary for …
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Synthetic drugs: an uncontrolled health threat
The harsh physical and psychological effects that result from the use of synthetic drugs are disturbing. These include: heart attack, seizures, hypertension, difficulty breathing, kidney injury, high body temperature, self-inflicted injury and elevated …
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Study probes impact of trauma on community
“The outcomes of not recovering from trauma, which include PTSD and depressive and anxiety disorders, are also at the root of drug and alcohol abuse and inability to sustain healthy relationships,” Marans said. “As they get older, these outcomes can …
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UW-Marinette & Marinette Middle School Partnership – College students working with 6th graders: an Americorps/VISTA service project. This video shows how 6th graders planned, researched, and presented informati…

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Preventing adolescent drug and alcohol use
During a forum March 27 at Isanti Middle School, sponsored by Allina Health and Cambridge Medical Center, a panel of experts touched on several topics relating to drug and alcohol use, including current trends, signs and symptoms, legal consequences …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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Substance abuse prevention films pitched by youths
EPPING — Five groups of regional youths gathered at Epping Middle School to pitch their visions for original short films dealing with substance abuse prevention. It was the second annual panel event, hosted by United Way of the Greater Seacoast and …
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Child's council hosting substance abuse workshop
Child's council hosting substance abuse workshop. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:47 pm. Child's council hosting substance abuse workshop 0 …
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Plymouth: Forum Tuesday night at Plymouth North High School on substance …
State and local officials are calling substance abuse an epidemic, and in fact it is increasingly impacting teen-agers and even young children. State Representative Tom Calter is concerned that parents may not know-what-they-need-to-know to warn their …
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Steve Blow: Don't let Colorado's pot experiment draw in kids
Dr. David Atkinson, a local professor of psychiatry and an addiction specialist, hears much the same thing from teens themselves. “ 'It's only pot,' they say.” But both … “In most cases,” she said, “addiction is a pediatric disease.” I think of runny …
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Growing Drug Trafficking at the Airports
Most of them are undergraduates, graduates, some even with Master's Degree, but largely most victims of drug abuse are those in their late teens and early 20s. The addicts have damaged minds, have proclivity to commit crimes, are severely addicted and …
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Students honored at Red Ribbon event
On Thursday, more than 100 middle school and high school students from across Kansas gathered in Topeka, where they were honored for being on the front lines in the fight against teenage drug and alcohol abuse at the Red Ribbon luncheon and training …
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What Should Parents Know About the Abuse of Prescription Drugs? – Watch this video to learn surprising facts about prescription drugs that every parent needs to know.

Forum on Substance Abuse Set for Monday Night at Madison High School in …
Parents/guardians and their middle school and high school students are invited and encouraged to attend together an upcoming “Protecting Against the Realities of Substance Abuse” program. Two spring forums, organized by Parents Reaching Out To Educate …
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