Teenage Drug Overdose – Brain Damage

Teenage Drug Overdose – Brain Damage – Jeremiah McKee was a normal teenager who made a bad decision that changed his life forever. He overdosed on drugs, didn’t receive prompt medical attention, a…

Teens graduate to sobriety at the Wolfe Center

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Schools, parents or probation officers may refer a teen with alcohol or drug use problems to the Wolfe Center. After assessing a new client, the center's staff designs a five-day-a-week combination of counseling, group discussions and recreational …
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Program to prevent drug abuse expands

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She said the average age at which youths begin experimenting with drugs is 10, and teens as young as 13 are abusing prescription medication. In Hempfield Area schools, 200 families are drug-testing their children using free kits provided the district …
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