Prescription Painkillers 'Like Loaded Guns' for Teens

Prescription painkillers 'like loaded guns' for teens

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(Source: Partnership for a Drug Free America); Nearly half (49 percent) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs. (Source: Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University); Every day 2 …
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A snapshot of the Ottawa teen pot smoker

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About three per cent of the total teen population of Ottawa reports some signs of a cannabis dependency problem, issues like feeling anxious without cannabis, or wishing they could stop. The figures are among those in a report on teens and substance …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: A Healthy Kids Series

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Too often, parents are clueless when it comes to the prescription-drug abuse epidemic among high school and even middle school teens– missing early warning signs and fumbling opportunities to educate themselves and protect their kids. During October …
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Survey: Teen substance abuse on the rise – A new survey reveals that substance abuse among young people is increasing, including alcohol, marijuana and ecstasy. Ben Tracy reports.

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