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Apr 10, 15 •
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Substance Abuse •
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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 •
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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 27, 15 •
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Prescription Drug Addiction •
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Comments Off on Sports Injuries Can Start Teens On Path To Drug Addiction
In the past decade, the illegal narcotic heroin has been working its way into more affluent neighborhoods after years of being the scourge of mostly lower-income areas and individuals. Many people in affluent areas are turning to heroin after becoming...
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Mar 20, 15 •
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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 8, 15 •
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Steroid Drug Use •
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Comments Off on Steroid Use In Teen Athletes – Talking To Your Teen About The Facts
Getting involved in sports is a great way for a teen to be active and involved. Athletics help keep young people in shape, give them a way to be social and learn teamwork skills and keep them occupied in a healthy way. On the downside, the pressure to perform...
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Feb 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Which High School Seniors Are Most Likely To Use MDMA?
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 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Teens Report Dangerous Driving Among Consequences Of Alcohol, Marijuana Use
Unsafe driving was among the more alarming findings reported by teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke marijuana, say New York University researchers studying the harms associated with adolescent substance use. Significant numbers of American teenagers consume...
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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...
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Dec 14, 14 •
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Alcohol Abuse •
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Comments Off on Drinking In College Linked To Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the standard term for any form of physical violence, psychological violence or sexual violence directed from one...
