Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
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 …

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Grant to study youth drug abuse – The Point Reyes Light


The Point Reyes Light

Grant to study youth drug abuse
The Point Reyes Light
Even though Marin County scores high on most indicators of community wellness, rates of substance use and abuse are disproportionately high. Nearly one-quarter of the county's adults reported binge drinking in the past month, and over the last several …

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Sand Point aims to move beyond banishing drug dealers to curb rampant drug … – Alaska Dispatch


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Sand Point aims to move beyond banishing drug dealers to curb rampant drug
Alaska Dispatch
Sand Point is suffering from the prevalence of drug abuse, including the abuse of presecription drugs such as Oxycodone. A group of local citizens wants to change that. Loren Holmes photo. When residents of the island community of Sand Point banded …

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HIGH PREVALENCE OF DRUG ABUSE BY YOUTH – GreaterKashmir.com

HIGH PREVALENCE OF DRUG ABUSE BY YOUTH
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"Conflict, high unemployment rate, relationship, peer pressures, family disputes, love breakups and death of loved ones and split families are main reasons behind addiction," he said. Head of Psychiatric unit, SHMS, Dr Arshid Hussain blamed easy

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