Drug Addiction Most Likely Starts During Teen Years – Here’s Why

Posted on February 23, 2011

Two new studies involving laboratory animals indicate that adolescence is a crucial time to develop drug addictions, because adults react differently to drugs than youngsters.

The first study was from Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois. Dr. Justin Rhodes and his colleagues found that adolescent mice were less sensitive to the effects of cocaine and methamphetamine than adults. The adults showed more increases in locomotion, but the drugs had little to no effect on the "teenagers." Dr. Rhodes was unsure why this occurred.

Early Marijuana Use and Amount of Marijuana Use May Affect Cognitive Function

Posted on November 21, 2010

Many research studies are adding to the growing body of evidence suggesting that young people who use marijuana are at risk of cognitive damage. A new study shows that those who start using marijuana at an early age and those who use the greatest amount of the drug may be the most impaired when it comes to cognition.

New National Report Exposes Surprising Realities of Teen Substance Abuse

Posted on June 15, 2010

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has combined data from several national polls to create one comprehensive report on all substance abuse activity among American adolescents.

Teen Substance Abuse Up in North Carolina for the First Time in a Decade

Posted on March 1, 2010

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America/MetLife Foundation Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) shows the first reversal in the consistent decline of teen drug and alcohol abuse in North Carolina since 1998.

Teen Drug Use Increasing in Hong Kong

Posted on September 8, 2009

The number of adolescents using drugs has increased by 25 percent since last year in Hong Kong, a statistic that is concerning health professionals and drug prevention activists.

10 Lame Excuses to Do Drugs

Posted on June 9, 2009

Lame excuses for things we know we shouldn’t do come in all shades. Some are somewhat believable, if bogus, while others are completely preposterous. The more outrageous the excuse, the more likely the person uttering it is guilty of doing, or planning to do, the act. In this case, we’re talking about the 10 lamest excuses to do drugs (or keep doing them).