Drug Use

Sobriety, Spirituality Linked for Teens in Treatment

Sobriety, spirituality linked for teens in treatment
14 (UPI) — Increased spirituality in teens undergoing substance abuse treatment is associated with greater likelihood of abstinence, U.S. researchers say. Co-investigators Matthew T. Lee, a professor the University of Akron and vice president of the … Read more on UPI.com

Children in Queens treated for chemical exposure
NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) – 33 children were being treated on scene for some type of hazardous materials situation in Queens… Continue reading →

Rx for Abuse: Prescription Drug Use Among Teens on the Rise – Timesonline.com

Rx for Abuse: Prescription drug use among teens on the rise – Timesonline.com


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Rx for Abuse: Prescription drug use among teens on the rise
Timesonline.com
More than 1/4 of teens (27 percent) believe that misusing or abusing prescription drugs is safer than using street drugs. – 1 in 5 parents (20 percent) have given their teen a prescription drug not prescribed for them. – 14 percent of parents say they …… Continue reading →

Other Views: Drug Abuse Talk Needs to Cover All the Right Bases – Aiken Standard

Other views: Drug abuse talk needs to cover all the right bases – Aiken Standard


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Other views: Drug abuse talk needs to cover all the right bases
Aiken Standard
In a recent study, 86 parents of high school students surveyed said their talk with their parents was bereft of a warning about prescription drug abuse. This same study unearthed an equally alarming trend: There are lax attitudes among both parents and …… Continue reading →

Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side – New York Times

Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side – New York Times

Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side
New York Times
“I've been studying the emergence of potential drug problems in this country for over 30 years,” said Eric Wish, the director of the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland. “This is the first drug that nobody seems to want to …

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Drug Abuse – Google News

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Ford Spotlight Raising Addiction Awareness, but Fuels Stigma Too, Experts Say

Ford spotlight raising addiction awareness, but fuels stigma too, experts say
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s admitted alcohol and drug use have shone a glaring spotlight on addiction and substance abuse. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Suboxone High, Help Needed for Paper?

Question by wvu9787: Suboxone High, Help Needed for paper?
hi, first off i would like to say i don’t not do drugs, except alcohol and tobacco, i dont not condone drug use. I am doing a paper for class on prescripion drug abuse. my question is does the drug suboxone get a person “high” if used in a abusive way (chewing, snorting) and if so what are is the users high like(experence), and also what… Continue reading →