MARIJUANA: Youth Is Missing The Drug Message
While statistics on drug abuse go up and down slightly from year to year, there is never very much overall change. What has become … In 2010, more than 150,000 young people (12 to 17) went to rehab to recover from marijuana addiction. In all, more …
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Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate
Shumaker cited several factors for the relatively high rate of abuse in the state, including overprescribing by doctors, the sale of unused medication and a lack of education about the pitfalls of prescription-drug addiction. “A lot of times people …
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Roxbury school program aims to curb teens' drug use
This week, her message was delivered in Roxbury schools through Project Purple, an initiative launched to break the stigma of addiction, bring awareness to the dangers of substance abuse and shed light on effective treatment practices. “It's not about …
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