Legacy High students take aim at stopping Rx abuse
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Students at area high schools are using the power of peer support to raise awareness of the dangers of prescription drug abuse. Over the next few months, Legacy High School and and seven other schools will compete to create an effective ad campaign to educate their fellow students about prescription drug abuse, as well as the proper ways to store legitimate prescriptions and dispose of expired …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rising
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Prevention efforts focused on youth reduce prescription abuse into adulthood
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( NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse ) Middle school students from small towns and rural communities who received any of three community-based prevention programs were less likely to abuse prescription medications in late adolescence and young adulthood. The research, published today in the American Journal of Public Health, was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National …
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