How Parents Can Assess a Teen Is at Risk for Drug Abuse


 

How Parents Can Assess a Teen Is at Risk for Drug Abuse – David Sack, M.D., addiction psychiatrist helps parents understand the risk factors for teen drug abuse as he did in his Huffington Post column, How to Assess…

 

Drug Use Drops for America's Youth, Rises in the Over 50 Crowd

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Last year, the rate of illicit drug use among children and teenagers 12 to 17 years old dropped to 9.5 percent, down from 11.6 percent a decade earlier, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) latest …
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Baby Shroomers and the Heroin Spike: 6 Surprising Trends in Americans' Drug

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, which conducted the survey, attributed the drop to states restricting the sale of key ingredients, like pseudoephedrine, which is found in cold medicines such as Sudafed. (MORE: Thai Dealers Push …
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