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Parents Get the Raw Truth on Teen Drug Use: Town Hall Focuses on Alcohol

Parents get the raw truth on teen drug use: Town hall focuses on alcohol

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse

APTOS — Parents who filled the Aptos High School theater on Thursday for a town hall meeting with law enforcement officers got the raw truth when it comes to drug and alcohol use by teens. "It's out there, it's in the schools," sheriff's deputy Nick …
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Pills prove a prescription for addiction

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse

YRMC Acts to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

YRMC acts to reduce prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

Tim Barnett, Yavapai Regional Medical Center president and CEO (center), is joined by Sheila Polk, Yavapai County Attorney, and YRMC West Emergency Department Medical Director Dr. Martin de Kort at a recent YRMC board meeting to discuss new …
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Texas: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Initiative Educates Students on Responsibility

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

COLUMN: Free Joshua Glover, Vote Yes on 3

COLUMN: Free Joshua Glover, vote yes on 3

Filed under: Massachusetts Drug Abuse

Nowhere in this document titled the U.S. Constitution is there justification for a federal war on drugs, and there is detailed language in the 10th Amendment expressly limiting the powers of the federal government, stating, "The powers not delegated to …
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Youth Risk Survey Results Unveiled; Advice Recommended

Filed under: Massachusetts Drug Abuse

Essay Help!!! How Can One Resist and Help Others Resist the Influences of Substance Use and Abuse? ?

Question by boycrazie: Essay help!!! How can one resist and help others resist the influences of substance use and abuse? ?
I am writing an essay on substance (alcohol and drug) abuse. I need to answer the question:
How do you resist the influence and what steps could you take to prevent another from using alcohol or drugs?
Can u PLEASE help!? :]

I have a few ideas already :
steps:
Say NO. Practice saying no beforehand
Only hang out with those who don’t drink or use drugs
Avoid relationships with those older than you
realize that they dont make you “cool”

Where Can I Find Information for Prescription Drug Abuse?

Question by soccerplaya: where can i find information for prescription drug abuse?
hello everyone, i am doing a presentation on prescription drug abuse. I want to know where i can find good websites, books, and articles on why not to use them. i would also like to know some statistics. i have looked on Google but everything is from like 2000 or 2006. your help is greatly appreciated!

Best answer:

Answer by Smile:)
http://www.dopestats.com/dopestats/index.jsp

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Iowa Prescription Drug Abuse Problem Grows

Iowa Prescription Drug Abuse Problem Grows

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ A new report says prescription drug abuse has grown into a major problem for Iowa. The 2013 Iowa Drug Control Strategy report was issued by the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy. It cites progress last year in reducing …
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Prescription drug abuse conference set in SW Va

Filed under: prescription drug abuse