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Drug Abuse: Drug Week Shatters Myths About Abuse – AAP News (Subscription)

Drug Week shatters myths about abuse – AAP News (subscription)
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Drug Week shatters myths about abuse
AAP News (subscription)
Encourage teens in your community to learn the facts about drug abuse during National Drug Facts Week, Jan. 28-Feb. 3. The week serves to educate teens about the science behind the risks of drug use, with the aim to prepare them to make good decisions

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Teen Drug Rehab: Buckingham Offers 24/7 Drug Disposal – Patch.com

Buckingham Offers 24/7 Drug Disposal – Patch.com
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Buckingham Offers 24/7 Drug Disposal
Patch.com
The township police department now offers a safe, secure drug disposal drop-off that can be accessed at any time. Buckingham has installed a Sponsors have included Lower Southampton Rotary Club, Attleboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, St. Mary

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ACLU, School District Settle Lawsuit: Mom with Past Drug Convictions can Now … – Patch.com
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Drug Abuse: Law Enforcement Officials Take Aim at Prescription Drug Abuse

Law enforcement officials take aim at prescription drug abuse
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A pair of area law enforcement officials renewed the call for vigilance over prescription drug abuse. The men called the misuse of some commonly prescribed medications a quiet killer and one of the most serious current drug threats.
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Youth and Behavioral Health


The field of behavioral health has increasingly recognized the importance of addressing the needs of specific age groups… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern – National Institutes of Health (Press Release)

Regular marijuana use by teens continues to be a concern – National Institutes of Health (press release)
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Regular marijuana use by teens continues to be a concern
National Institutes of Health (press release)
Use of other illicit drugs among teens continued a steady modest decline. For example, past year illicit drug use (excluding marijuana) was at its lowest level for all three grades at 5.5 percent for eighth graders, 10.8… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Overall, Teen Drug Use Remains Steady in 2012 – Monthly Prescribing Reference

Overall, Teen Drug Use Remains Steady in 2012 – Monthly Prescribing Reference
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Overall, Teen Drug Use Remains Steady in 2012
Monthly Prescribing Reference
(HealthDay News) – Overall, illicit drug use among U.S. teenagers was unchanged over the past year; however, from 2007–2012, there has been an increase in illicit drug use among 12th graders and an increase in the use of marijuana among 10th graders,
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Teen Drug Rehab: Bottle Attack Leads to Jail – the Border Mail

Bottle attack leads to jail – The Border Mail
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Bottle attack leads to jail
The Border Mail
But magistrate Tony Murray said in Albury Local Court that Patrick Mitchell had twice previously been referred to residential drug rehabilitation programs he had failed to attend. Mitchell, 26, began smoking cannabis when he was 13, drinking alcohol a

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