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Gregg County District Attorney: Fake Pot Poses Dilemma

Gregg County district attorney: Fake pot poses dilemma

Filed under: teen drug abuse

Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, after an Iowa teen committed suicide after using the drug. Synthetic marijuana has created similar havoc in East Texas, a fact that has led to increased scrutiny of its sale and use. Emergency room arrivals — there were five …
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Shakeil Boothe Verdict: Jury Finds Dad, Stepmom Guilty Of Murder In Boy's Death

Filed under: teen drug abuse

Both worried the baby would be taken by children's services, and that Boothe _ whose probation order in a domestic abuse case barred him from contacting his wife _ would be sent back to jail, they said. … The teen told authorities she ate what she …
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Prevent Child Abuse conference aims to let them be little

Filed under: teen drug abuse

Miller will address risk factors and protective factors impacting young adults, as well as offer a framework for understanding adolescent risk taking related to drug and alcohol use, Hilton said. Gaillard and Miller will present during the afternoon …
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True grit: from Hollywood to the horrors of a Phnom Penh rubbish dump

Filed under: teen drug abuse

A mere five years ago, the Cambodian teen was a malnourished waif who dressed in tattered rags, was covered in dirt and lice and spent her days – and often nights – rooting through stinking mounds of rubbish at Phnom Penh's municipal dump, in the Stung …
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