Drug Abuse: Child Stimulant Use Found Unlinked to Drug Abuse – New York Times

Child Stimulant Use Found Unlinked to Drug Abuse – New York Times
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Child Stimulant Use Found Unlinked to Drug Abuse
New York Times
An analysis published Wednesday by the American Medical Association said children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who take stimulant medication do not have a lower risk over all for later substance abuse, contradicting the longstanding
ADHD Meds May Not Up Drug Abuse Risk in AdulthoodWebMD
ADHD medications not tied to drug, alcohol abuseReuters
Researchers: ADHD meds, illegal drug abuse not linkedWBRC
AFP –Heritage Newspapers –Science Daily (press release)
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Flower Mound police program seeks to put young drug users in rehab, not jail – Dallas Morning News
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Flower Mound police program seeks to put young drug users in rehab, not jail
Dallas Morning News
Kathy O'Keefe's son, Brett, died in their Flower Mound home from a drug overdose in 2010. She's holding a picture taken shortly before his death. A new program by the Flower Mound Police Department is designed to get families the help they need before

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South suburban agency gets county contract for substance abuse counseling – nwitimes.com
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South suburban agency gets county contract for substance abuse counseling
nwitimes.com
CHICAGO | The Cook County Board on Wednesday approved a contract paying more than $ 1 million to four entities, including one in the south suburbs, to provide counseling and other services to people who receive probation for drug-related offenses.

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Seahorse – short film about drug abuse


A drug addict is found in an alley with an overdose and brought to a hospital. In flashbacks we witness his last shot.