Drug Abuse Falls 11%

Published December 19, 2013

Drug abuse falls 11%
The total number of reported drug abusers in the first three quarters of the year decreased 11% year-on-year. The Action Committee Against Narcotics heard today the number of reported young drug abusers aged under 21 was 28% lower, while the number of newly reported drug abusers dropped by 19%. Heroin remained the most popular type of drug abused, however, the number of reported heroin abusers … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Teens' Marijuana Use Continues to Rise
An increasing number of high-school students say they don't think regular marijuana use is harmful, according to a new report from the National Institutes of Health. About 6.5 percent of high-school seniors said they regularly smoked marijuana in 2013, compared with 6 percent in 2003 and 2.4 percent in 1993, according to the report, which was sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

N.J. drug court saluted for turning around addicts’ lives
As he spoke at Passaic County's drug court graduation, Governor Christie cited the need to stop the cycle of drug abuse and jail, which puts the same people in front of the same judges time and again. He said the solution to the state’s drug problems cannot be to put them out of our sight “and feel that we’re fixing the problem.” Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

National Survey Finds Teen Abuse of OTC Cough Medicine is Declining
Consumer Healthcare Products Association President and CEO Scott Melville issued the following statement regarding the 2013 National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future survey findings on teen abuse of over-the-counter cough medicine containing dextromethorphan . Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Youth pot smoking rises as attitudes shift
The Obama administration on Wednesday sounded the alarm over rising marijuana use among the nation’s youth, saying that softening attitudes about the perceived risk of the drug are responsible for… Click to Continue » Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results