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Students in Wales to be Educated on Substance Abuse and Crime
Posted on November 9, 2009
In Wales, students are being educated on the harsh realities of addiction and crime in a project involving former drug dealers and addicts. The pilot program, called the Choose Life Program, is targeting 13- and 14-year-olds at Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni on Anglesey, and it aims to highlight the links between drugs and alcohol and crime.
Substance-Abusing Teens More Likely to Engage in High-Risk Sexual Behaviors
Posted on October 19, 2009
A diagnostic test developed and employed at Children’s Hospital Boston called CRAFFT allows primary care physicians to accurately screen teens for high-risk drug and alcohol use in minutes. Now, a new study has established that the test can also identify teens who are more likely to be engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors.
More Teens Use Marijuana and Drink Than Smoke Cigarettes in North Carolina County
Posted on October 12, 2009
In Pitt County, North Carolina, teens are more likely to use marijuana and alcohol than they are to smoke cigarettes, according to survey results reported by the Pitt County Substance Abuse Coalition.
15,000 Young People Start Smoking Every Year
Posted on September 23, 2009
As the anti-smoking group ASH called for a ban on tobacco promotional displays in stores, they announced that 15,000 young people start smoking every year.
Community Program Decreases Teen Binge Drinking by One Third
Posted on September 13, 2009
A new study found that rates of binge drinking were 37 percent lower among eighth-grade students in communities that used a prevention system designed to reduce drug use and delinquent behavior compared to teenagers in communities that did not use the system.
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.
Teenagers Abusing ADHD Drugs
Posted on August 24, 2009
A new medical study found that more teenagers are abusing prescription medication used to treat ADHD. Calls to the National Poison Center related to teenage abuse of ADHD medications increased 76 percent between 1998 and 2005.
Program Proves Adult Influence Can Help Reduce or Prevent Teen Smoking
Posted on August 24, 2009
While the war against substance use and abuse rages on, the attacks on the use of tobacco have grown more intense. Now, research is demonstrating that parents play a key role in the way their teens will approach the use of tobacco.
Illicit Drug Use among Teens Down; Prescription Drug Abuse Up
Posted on August 11, 2009
Although fewer 8th, 10th, and 12th graders are reporting illicit drug use, more adolescents are abusing prescription drugs.
The University of Michigan’s “Monitoring the Future” study surveyed 48,025 students from 403 secondary schools. The researchers found that the use of OxyContin, a powerful painkiller, was slightly higher this year for all three grades. At least one in 20 high school seniors has tried the narcotic in the past year.
