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Apr 14, 15 •
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Teen consumption of e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) is clearly on the rise, especially in the state of Hawaii, according to recent findings from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and two additional U.S. research institutions. E-cigarettes are...
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Mar 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Teen Drug, Alcohol Use Declines, Annual Survey Finds
The long-running Monitoring the Future study conducted by the University of Michigan suggests that teenage alcohol and drug use in 2014 are at the lowest they have been since...
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Mar 13, 15 •
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A new study has investigated drunk driving, and in particular its association with the practice of mixing alcohol and energy drinks, and found that college students who consume the concoctions are significantly more likely to drive under the influence than...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Teens Using More E-Cigarettes Than Tobacco Cigarettes – But Is That A Good Thing?
“Monitoring the Future,” the long-running study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, had mostly good news to share with the release of the data from their 2014 survey. This survey, an annual occurrence since 1975, asks between 40,000...
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Feb 6, 15 •
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Teenagers’ incomes and substance abuse histories can be used to predict who is most likely to use MDMA (Molly, Ecstasy), an illegal drug that straddles the line between stimulants and hallucinogens, a new study finds...
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Feb 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on The Link Between Teen Drug Use And Traumatic Brain Injury
Teenagers in the U.S. use or abuse a range of illicit or illegal drugs and medications, including things such as marijuana, prescription stimulants, opioid painkillers, crystal methamphetamine, MDMA (Ecstasy, Molly), cocaine and hallucinogens. A number of...
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Jan 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on More Than 1 In 5 Teens Uses Tobacco, CDC Says
Nearly 23 percent of U.S. high school students use tobacco products, according to the results of the Centers for Disease Control’s National Youth Tobacco Survey, meaning that the disease and death associated with tobacco use will continue for years to come....
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Jan 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on Teenagers Take Anti-Marijuana Ads To Heart
Marijuana is one of the most widely used drugs among American teenagers, and with the trend in marijuana legalization for adults, public health officials worry about the repercussions for teen users. In a study published in 2013 in the journal Psychology of...
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Jan 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on 5 Facts About Teens And Triple C
Did you ever imagine that teenagers would abuse cold medicines? Most kids resist taking their medicine. It doesn’t taste great, after all. As teens, though, many turn to those medications, which can be bought over the counter, for a high. Triple C medicine...
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Jan 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on High School Students Are Using Drugs At Alarming Rates
Drug use and addiction are problems that affect everyone across the U.S. No one is immune from the dangers of substance abuse and addiction, including young people. Teenage drug use statistics demonstrate that high school students are using drugs at rates...
