Glee Star Is the New Face of Heroin Addiction

Glee Star is the New Face of Heroin Addiction

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Many Americans are not aware of the new realities of heroin use among kids, teens and young adults. In fact, according to statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monteith largely fits the new profile of a heroin user: a white male in his 30s.
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The new face of heroin: Number of affluent teenagers from the suburbs using …

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Susan Foster, vice president of CASAColumbia, a substance-abuse research center at Columbia University in New York told the Christian Science Monitor that 95 per cent of addictions start with substance abuse in the teen years. In 2010 Purdue Pharma …
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Teen organization targets alcohol abuse, bullying

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"We like to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse as well as cyber bullying," said LaNaya Gutierrez president of Teens in Prevention, referring to a group of local teens committed to community service. The Sidney group puts on various events throughout …
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Athens teen allegedly kills dog by throwing it against wall

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The 33-year-old woman who reported her sister missing said that she had custody of the teen, who moved to Athens in early July. She said her sister had a history of drug abuse, but had not been using drugs recently, according to police. Some two hours …
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