Alcohol Abuse Signs in Teenagers

Published August 3, 2013

Alcohol abuse signs in teenagers – A study of high school students aims to identify teenagers at risk of abusing alcohol and drugs, helping to identify what parents should look for.

Desperation fueled by heroin propels addicts toward crime

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From a middle-class family and steadily employed during his addiction, the 24-year-old man doesn't fit the stereotype of a heroin addict, said Karyn Hascal, president of the Healing Place, the substance abuse recovery center where Pendergraft kicked …
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Anti-pot campaigns face new obstacle

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"What happens with teenagers is (that) they begin to have that medicine-versus-drug argument," said Andy Duran of Linking Efforts Against Drugs, an educational group based in Lake Forest. "They begin to think it's not harmful or it's not addictive …
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