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Is teenage drug use on the rise?
Has teenage drug use increased? Not exactly. While prevention initiatives may be helping, there remain some trends that ...
How to identify teenage drug use
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Prescription drug abuse can lead to teen heroin addiction
A very basic review of how opioid pain killers are like heroin…and how teens move from one drug-of-choice to another. ...
When teens don’t want to talk about drug or alcohol abuse
What can you do when you teen DOESN’T want to talk about drinking or drugs? Relax…it’s pretty normal. Guidelines o ...
Why is quitting smoking so difficult?: A new alternative to kicking butts
How can smokers intervene on the biological, psychological, and emotional forces which drive nicotine addiction? A new i ...
The questionable future and history of ecstasy (MDMA) abuse
When and how did people beginning taking ecstasy? Where are patterns of use taking us in the future? Here, we explore mo ...
Energy drinks and adolescents: Boost or bust?
How are unmarked energy drinks changing the way teens consume caffeine? Here, we explore how the new drinks industry is ...
Local schools and teen exposure to drug addiction
Drug addictions can begin in public and private schools from middle school onward. So, how are schools addressing the pr ...
Teens and the difference between prescription drug use vs. abuse
How can you teach your teen the difference between therapeutic use of RX drugs and problem drug use? By learning the dis ...