Survey: Teen Substance Abuse on the Rise

Survey: Teen substance abuse on the rise – A new survey reveals that substance abuse among young people is increasing, including alcohol, marijuana and ecstasy. Ben Tracy reports.

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DENVER (AP) – The group that brought edgy ads to television and billboards in an effort to reduce meth abuse is bringing that same approach to a statewide effort to prevent teen prescription drug abuse. The Colorado Meth Project announced the start of …
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In a World of Opiate Addicts, the Internet Plays Doctor and Therapist

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Some are struggling with addiction to prescription drugs, or to heroin, and want help getting clean or using more safely. “We get so many different people from so many different backgrounds,” said Candy, a 45-year-old nurse who first joined the site …
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Adderall Abuse Increases Among High School Students

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18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), an annual survey tracking teen drug abuse among eighth-, 10th- and 12th- graders, shows an increase in the abuse of the prescription medicine Adderall …
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