Teen Alcohol Abuse – Step Out of Apathy

Teen Alcohol Abuse – Step Out of Apathy – Created for a project called “Step Out of Apathy”, this short documentary displays the effects of alcohol abuse through statistics, testimony, and recreation…

Drug Take Back Day is April 27

Filed under: teen drug abuse help

According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, prescription medications rank second only to marijuana in rates of abuse among teens. More than 2,000 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day in this country, with a majority …
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Alarming Number of Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs—Novus Detox Says …

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Novus Medical Detox Center, one of the only Florida-based detox centers helping high-dosage prescription drug abuse patients, believes it's important that teenagers and their parents understand the consequences—before it's too late—of abusing …
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ADHD Meds May Not Cut Risk For Drug Abuse in Teens

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The study's lead author, Brooke Molina, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues said theirs is the first study to examine teenage substance abuse and treatment for ADHD in a …
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