I Need Articles on Teenage Drug Abuse?
Question by scooooby: I need articles on teenage drug abuse?
I’m doing a project in school where I have to talk about the issues of drug abuse in teens. I have to find articles on the problems of addiction, social life, and health issues relating to the drug usage. It must be a minimum of 3 pages long (per article). Thanks!
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Answer by C J
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Prescription drugs kill one person every 19 minutes – The Quiet Epidemic: prescription drug abuse destroys millions of lives Nancy Rosen-Cohen The Baltimore Sun There isn’t much attention paid to prescription drug abuse, except perhaps when a Hollywood star dies from an overdose. However, it is estimated that nearly one in five Americans has used prescription drugs for nonmedicinal reasons, and 15 percent may be abusing prescription drugs. This silent epidemic has become the leading cause of addiction. This week, the Maryland Chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the University of Maryland Medical Center sponsored the annual Tuerk Conference, a gathering of 1200 health professionals working in the field of addictions to focus on treatment and prevention of prescription drug abuse. Confronting and debunking the common myth that prescription drugs are less deadly and less addictive was one of the items on the agenda. The dangers of prescription drug abuse are growing at an exponential rate. Between 1992 and 2002, the number of prescriptions written increased by 61 percent, but the number of prescriptions written for opiates increased by almost 400 percent. Opiates reflect three-quarters of all prescription drugs abused. Actor Heath Ledger had Vicodin (hydrocodone), OxyContin (oxycodone), Valium (diazepam), and Xanax (alprazolam) in his bloodstream when he died. All are legal opiates. According to a report this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospitalizations for …
White House Drug Czar, Local Officials Address Prescription Drug Abuse
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Drug Abuse—A Global Epidemic – Part 3: The Coming Solution
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To the average person, humanity seems to be slowly solving its problems. From walking on the moon, to incredible technological advancements, from medical breakthroughs to greater cooperation between nations, man's limitless goals never appear entirely …
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Public Forum on NJ Youth Drug Abuse
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Under the umbrella of the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the state Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey's Youth and Young Adults is holding its third public forum on the subject of substance abuse at the Monmouth …
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Once a model, crisis imperils Portugal's drug program
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But experts warn that budget cuts and the threat of more cuts to come – combined with an increase in hard drug abuse – risk turning it into a shadow of its former self. "We have a certain responsibility to maintain the essential despite the recession …
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