President Obama is advocating treatment in place of prison time for non-violent drug offenses; the White House believes that the drug problems circulating throughout our country mark a public health issue that must be addressed through treatment programs. Back in March, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie promoted his plans for a statewide mandatory drug …
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This week, new findings have been published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The results are based on two national surveys that asked 7,400 high school seniors between the years 2007 – 2009 about their use of prescription painkillers, including oxycontin and codeine… findings that could change the course …
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Prescription pill abuse has become such a problem in this country that a US Senate panel is now investigating various companies’ records for the past 15 years — including Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and Endo Pharmaceuticals – that make Vicodin, OxyContin and others, due to evidence that these companies have …
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New research has proven that drug and alcohol use can do much damage to a 10 to 20-year-old’s brain. According to the Courier Press, “Research by scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has found that the teen brain is not a finished …
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There is no instruction manual on how to be a good parent. New moms and dads often have to go through an infant car seat check before leaving the hospital with a newborn, but unfortunately, there is no course on “how not to mess up your kids’ futures” offered in …
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A study done on the Adolescent Supplement of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS-A) looked at more than 10,000 U.S. teens’ drug abuse habits. Here’s what these experts are saying about teen drug abuse.
Teen Drug Abuse Statistics
78.2% of the participants between the ages of 17 and 18 years had consumed alcohol …
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