Kids Recovering From Addiction / Educational Documentary

Kids Recovering from Addiction / Educational Documentary – Kids Recovering from Addiction / Educational Documentary. From the public domain. Sponsor: MCTFT Discovering that a teen is using drugs or alcohol can be a s…

Survey finds less prescription abuse among Ky. teens

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… Survey which were released Friday. It found that since 2008, prescription drug abuse dropped from 15.2 percent to 9 percent among high school seniors, 14.1 percent to 7.6 percent among sophomores and 6.5 percent to 2.9 percent among eighth graders.
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Sex, drugs and Facebook: Seattle Children's social media research team takes …

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Another is understanding the signals teens send on social media that could help health providers identify, understand or even anticipate risky behaviors like depression and substance abuse. Libby Brockman, another member of Moreno's team, has studied …
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Early Puberty Tied to Higher Odds of Substance Use in Teens: Survey

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — Teens who began puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, researchers report. The study included nearly 6,500 boys and girls, aged 11 to 17, who were asked …
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