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Jul 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on What’s The Impact Of Mixing Alcohol And Marijuana On Driving?
There have been extensive studies on the effects of alcohol on drivers, and research has also analyzed the ways that marijuana may impact driving proficiency. However, the legalization of marijuana may significantly increase the instances in which alcohol and...
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Jul 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on If Your Friends Drink, Smoke Pot, Odds Are You Will, Too
Binge drinking and marijuana use are two of the most common forms of substance intake in the U.S. Current evidence shows that involvement in both of these risky behaviors stems from a number of potential risk factors, including...
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Apr 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Why Do Teens Abuse Drugs And Alcohol?
Drinking and drug use are significant problems for a large number of American teenagers. However, not all teens begin or continue their involvement in substance use for the same reasons. In a study published in December 2013 in the journal Psychology of...
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Apr 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Why Do Teens Get Involved With Drugs?
Are teens using drugs just to party? Not according to studies which say most teens use drugs in order to help them deal with problems. In 2008 The Partnership for a Drug-Free America reported that 73 percent of teens say they use drugs in order to handle...
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Mar 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Does Childhood Poverty Affect Substance Use In Adolescents?
Kids who grow up financially disadvantaged face challenges and stresses that wealthier children never know. Those early struggles put them at greater risk for some negative behaviors,...
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Feb 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Why Are Welfare Teens At Increased Risk For Drug Use?
A newly published study found that teens that are in the welfare system face an increased risk of drug abuse. While the risk factor for the teens was above average, the news was not all bad because teens whose...
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Feb 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Why Drug Risk “Scare Tactics” Do Little To Deter Young Users
For decades, strategies to prevent drug use have centered on warnings about negative consequences, including the famous “This is your brain on drugs” fried egg commercial. There were also the posters showing healthy, pink lungs next to ones exposed to...
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Feb 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Substance Use Among New England Youth…What’s Unique About It?
The youth of Rhode Island were recently surveyed on their alcohol and drug use, among other issues, and the town of East Greenwich published the data hoping the community would better understand the seriousness of substance abuse. The Brown University study,...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Are Impulsive Teens At A Higher Risk For Substance Abuse?
Teen substance abuse is a problem that is becoming all too familiar. They may try a number of different substances including cigarettes, alcohol, prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, and illegal drugs. Substance abuse occurs for several different...
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Jan 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Why Are Teens Who Use Marijuana Or Alcohol At Greater Risk For Head Injury?
Concussion, traumatic brain injury, and TBI are all words to describe the same thing; a hard blow to the head which rattles the brain. It was once an injury expected among football players (hence the helmets) but not really so much to be found among teens...
