Teen ADHD Drug Abuse

Teen ADHD Drug Abuse – Dr. Alanna Levine spoke with Chris Wragge about the prevalence of ADHD drug abuse in teens and what parents can do to educate their children.

Prosecutor: Putnam's drug problem a “pandemic”

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Sheriff Steve Deweese, during a 2-hour "informational and prayer initiative" at the county courthouse that he helped promote, said at least 89 percent of crime in Putnam is drug-related, up 3 percent from when he took office in 2013. He said that …
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Enforcement alone won't solve Rutland drug problems

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Anthony Edwards / Staff Photo Chief James Baker of the Rutland City Police Department speaks to Congressman Peter Welch about how the opioid problem in Rutland is being tackled during Monday's U.S. Senate Juduciary Committee Hearing on …
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Ex Portsmouth cop to get substance abuse, batterers evaluations

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PORTSMOUTH — A domestic-violence related assault charge against retired police detective Stephen Arnold will be dismissed providing Arnold completes a “batterers intervention” program and a substance-abuse evaluation. Arnold, 49, of 114 Colonial …
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How a dog is making a big difference in a second career at a hospital

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Pauletta is a regular at the Substance Abuse Treatment Education Program (STEP) at Denver Health. "Kids come here to either overcome their trauma so they can get sober, or just figure out how to get sober because they've been experimenting," says …
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