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Apr 24, 15 •
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Featured, Prescription Drug Addiction •
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Comments Off on New Prevention Program Wants Teens To Say NOPE
A new drug prevention program has been created to teach middle school and high school students about the dangers of abusing prescription opiates. The program, known as Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE), launched in the states of Illinois and...
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Apr 17, 15 •
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Alcohol Abuse, Featured •
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Comments Off on The Scary Consequences Of Teen Drinking
Peer pressure and substance abuse go hand-in-hand for many teens, which means that too many put their lives and futures at risk by drinking. Underage drinking is nothing new. Kids have always experimented with substance abuse, and drinking is at the top of...
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Apr 14, 15 •
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Facts and Stats •
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Comments Off on Is Teen Use Of E-Cigarettes On The Rise?
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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Apr 12, 15 •
6171 Views •
Alcohol Abuse •
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Comments Off on TV Ads For Alcohol: Do They Increase The Risk For Teenage Drinking Problems?
Teenagers who view and respond favorably to televised alcohol advertisements have significantly elevated chances of participating in binge drinking and heavy drinking, according to current findings issued by a team of American and German researchers. Teens...
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Apr 10, 15 •
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Substance Abuse •
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Comments Off on Is Teen Polydrug Use Associated With Not Finishing High School?
Teenagers involved in polydrug use have a substantially lower chance of finishing high school than their counterparts who don’t use drugs, according to new findings from a multinational research team. Polydrug users, also known as polysubstance users,...
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Mar 29, 15 •
6789 Views •
Drug Abuse •
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Comments Off on The Scary Facts About Drugs In School
Facts about teens doing drugs are frightening, especially for parents. Teen drug use rates are high and consequences of this experimentation are serious. Drug use can disrupt the developing teen brain and cause lasting damage as well as an increased risk for...
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Mar 24, 15 •
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Facts and Stats •
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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 22, 15 •
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Gambling •
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Comments Off on The Quiet Growth Of Teen Gambling Addictions
Problem gambling among adolescents does not get the same kind of attention that is given to drug and alcohol addiction, or even to other behavioral addictions such as Internet or social medial addiction. Nevertheless, problem gambling, the only behavioral...
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Mar 20, 15 •
2707 Views •
Prescription Drug Addiction •
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Comments Off on Boys With Bad Grades, Girls Who Argue With Parents At Highest Risk For Opioid Abuse
In any given year, a small but significant number of American teenagers misuse a prescription opioid medication. In turn, some of these medication-misusing teens will ultimately develop diagnosable symptoms of opioid use disorder, a condition that includes...
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Mar 15, 15 •
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Drug Side-Effects •
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Comments Off on Marijuana Increases Young Adults’ Risks For Cardiometabolic Disease
Young adults who consume marijuana often enough to have increased risks for marijuana/cannabis addiction may also have increased risks for developing a physical condition called cardiometabolic disease, researchers from two American universities report....
