Prescription Drug Abuse Becoming a Bigger Problem for Area Teens

Published January 28, 2013

Prescription drug abuse becoming a bigger problem for area teens

Filed under: drug abuse help for teenagers

Chippewa Falls (WQOW)- Prescription drug abuse is believed to be the fastest growing drug problem in this country. Among teens, it is a major concern. Illegal use of prescription drugs could soon top the use of marijuana among Wisconsin teens. "Kids …
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Local students' drug activity revealed

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But the 2012 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey also shows that problem behavior among Hernando County teens has lessened since the last report two years ago. … will lead and guide our efforts to ensure that Florida's students, their parents, and …
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Rock N Riding to Mental Illness

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I'm not sure how many people know what goes on at a Big Day Out – but I've been there before I became a Christian and let me just say that the Big Day Out does more damage to the mental health of the youth of Australia than helping it. The amount …
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New rules could hurt Maine drug takeback programs

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AUGUSTA – Maine leads the nation in drug takeback efforts, in which citizens voluntarily return unused pharmaceuticals to keep them out of the environment and the hands of those who would sell or abuse them. Year after year, Mainers have handed in …
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