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Facebook, Myspace Tied to Teen Substance Abuse Risk – Family Practice News Digital Network
Drug Abuse: Facebook, Myspace Tied to Teen Substance Abuse Risk – Family Practice News Digital Network
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Facebook, Myspace Tied to Teen Substance Abuse Risk
Family Practice News Digital Network WASHINGTON – Substance abuse is a bigger problem for adolescents who daily spend time on social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace, as 70% of American adolescents say they do, according to a survey released Aug. 24 by the National Center on … Networking Site Usage By Teens Linked To Higher Smoking, Drinking And Drug … Social Networks Linked To Teens Smoking, Drinking, Using Drugs Social network participants may be more prone to drug, alcohol use, study finds |
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Drug Abuse: W.Va. to join 3 other states in drug task force – Beckley Register-Herald
Drug Abuse: Fair Haven Opens Teen Center to Combat Substance Abuse – Vermont Public Radio
Drug Abuse: Fair Haven Opens Teen Center To Combat Substance Abuse – Vermont Public Radio
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Fair Haven Opens Teen Center To Combat Substance Abuse
Vermont Public Radio (Host) According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Vermont leads the nation when it comes to teen drinking and marijuana use. As VPR's Nina Keck reports, residents in one small town are coming together to provide their … |
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Facebook May Raise Risk of Teen Substance Abuse
Causes of Drug Abuse: Facebook may raise risk of teen substance abuse
A New York research group released a study Wednesday claiming American teenagers who spend time on Facebook, Myspace or other social networking sites are five times more likely to use tobacco, three times more likely to…
Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results
Causes of Drug Abuse: Are social network users prone to drug, alcohol use?
CHICAGO — The eternal struggle to keep young people away from bad influences has moved to a new frontier: A research organization said Wednesday that teens who regularly log onto Facebook and other social networks are considerably more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than teens who don’t visit the sites. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Fact-Check: A Survey Links Facebook to Drug Use in Teens
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) released its annual “Back to School” survey on Wednesday. Among the findings: teens who use social networking sites like Facebook are five times more likely to use tobacco, nearly three times … Continue reading ?
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Facebook May Raise Risk of Teen Substance Abuse – San Francisco Chronicle
Drug Abuse: Facebook may raise risk of teen substance abuse – San Francisco Chronicle
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Facebook may raise risk of teen substance abuse
San Francisco Chronicle But a San Francisco expert on juvenile justice debunked the study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University because it did not account for other factors, such as age differences or whether their parents also smoked … Dangers of Facebook for teens Does Using Facebook Promote Teenage Drug Use? Study Says Yes Social networking increases risk of teen drug abuse: study |
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Drug Abuse: Study: Social sites raise risky behavior – UPI.com
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Study: Social sites raise risky behavior
UPI.com 24 (UPI) — US teenagers who spend time on Internet social networking sites are at an increased risk of smoking, drinking and drug use, a Columbia University study says. The study by the university's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse … |
Mechanism Links Substance Abuse With Vulnerability to Depression – EurekAlert (Press Release)
Drug Abuse: Mechanism links substance abuse with vulnerability to depression – EurekAlert (press release)
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Mechanism links substance abuse with vulnerability to depression
EurekAlert (press release) It is well established that a mood disorder can increase an individual's risk for substance abuse, but there is also evidence that the converse is true; substance abuse can increase a person's vulnerability to stress-related illnesses. … |
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Drug Abuse: Concern over ‘hillbilly heroin’ risk in NI – U.TV
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Concern over 'hillbilly heroin' risk in NI
U.TV The seizure has prompted the Forum Against Substance Abuse (FASA) to speak out about the dangers of prescription drugs. "It's a drug that's quite dangerous and it should be used under strict medical supervision," Jim Weir from the group told UTV. … Prescription drug misuse growing £75000 of deadly drug seized in police swoop Heroin-style Drug Bust Welcomed |
Causes of Drug Abuse: South Africa: Western Cape Minister Botha – 51 Percent of Psychiatry Admissions at New Somerset Are Substance Abuse …
Causes of Drug Abuse: South Africa: Western Cape Minister Botha – 51 Percent of Psychiatry Admissions At New Somerset Are Substance Abuse …
More than half of the psychiatry admissions at New Somerset Hospital are either directly related to substance abuse or have substance abuse as a contributing factor, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, said today at the official opening and showcasing of the upgraded Psychiatry Unit of New Somerset Hospital.
Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results
Causes of Drug Abuse: Women’s drug deaths up 10%, official figures show
The number of women dying drug-related deaths has jumped by 10% in a year while the figures for men declined, according to the latest official figures.
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Study: Social network participants may be more prone to drug, alcohol use
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found that teens who spend time on the networks are likely to see images of their peers drinking or using drugs – images that could help to convince them that substance abuse is a normal, acceptable activity. Talk about this topic
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Smokers with comorbid conditions need help from their doctor to quit
Smokers who also have alcohol, drug and mental disorders would benefit greatly from smoking cession counseling from their primary care physicians and would be five times more successful at kicking the habit.
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