Officials Launch “Generation Rx” Campaign To Help Youth With Drug Abuse
Officials Launch “Generation Rx” Campaign To Help Youth With Drug Abuse
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ATLANTA (AP) — State officials and lawmakers have launched a campaign aimed at addressing the issue of prescription drug abuse among teenagers in the state. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities spokesman Matt Carrothers …
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Experts voice concern over Urban Outfitters paraphernalia
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In North Carolina, the abuse of prescription pain relievers by teens and young adults is a concern — although a survey done earlier this year by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that the problem is worse in other …
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Preventing teen suicide key to workshop
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Bohren offered several suggestions for what parents can do if a teen seems suicidal. These include listening, getting professional help, reassuring the teen that they won't feel like this forever and removing firearms, knives and drugs from the home.
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3 area merchants indicted on charges of selling ersatz pot
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, synthetic marijuana has become the second-most-popular illegal drug among teenagers, landing more than 11,000 teens in the emergency room in 2010 with symptoms that included vomiting, racing …
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