High School Dropouts More Likely to Have Drug and Alcohol Abuse Problems
According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, youth in the 12th-grade age range (16-18 years old) are using illicit drugs at a higher rate than those who are in school (31.4 percent versus 15.3 percent). This …
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With Addiction on the Rise, Harbor Village Detox Makes Substance Abuse …
Addiction rates will continue to climb if those who are already addicted do not have access to detoxification. This first necessary step is truly the stepping-stone to a life free of drug and alcohol addiction. Whether a person's decision to seek …
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Why the war on drugs has been made redundant
Currently, it is barely possible to detect new drugs at the rate they appear. It has long been clear that the drug war approach of criminalising possession rather than treating problem drug-users has been futile. The revolution in the recreational drug …
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Heat warning as another sickle cell patient dies
The GDN earlier reported authorities were restricting access to prescription painkillers to combat spiralling rates of drug addiction. "Our concern is that with the new policies in place to manage this disease, it takes longer to receive treatment than …
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