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Report: 90 Percent of Addicts Started Using as Teens

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jun 29th 2011 12:30PM

The teen years are a time when addiction is especially possible, because adolescent brains are more sensitive and teens are more apt to experiment. Credit: Getty Images Sorry, parents, but drug use among many teens is not just a ...Expert calls teen substance abuse America's no. 1 public health problem.
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My Son Confessed That He's Tried Pot! Should I Punish Him?

by Susan Stiffelman, MFT, Posted May 9th 2011 12:00PM

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Teen Drug Use of Marijuana, Ecstasy on an Upswing

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Apr 7th 2011 4:30PM

Drug and alcohol use are on the upswing among teens. Credit: Getty Images
Just when you thought you could take a breather from stressing over your teen doing drugs, a new study shows pot, booze and ecstasy use are on the upswing.
...Ecstasy use among teens is up 70 percent since 2008.
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More Teens Smoking Pot Than Cigarettes

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Dec 15th 2010 1:15PM

Cigarette smoking is down among teens, but pot use is up. Credit: Chris Jackson, Getty Images There's good news and bad news for parents of teens: Your kids are just saying no to cigarettes and binge drinking, but they're saying yes to ...Tobacco use and binge drinking is down among teens, but more are saying yes to pot.
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Farmers' Daughters (and Sons) More Likely to Misuse Prescription Drugs Than Urban Peers

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Nov 4th 2010 4:00PM

Rural teens are more likely than their urban counterparts to dip into the medicine cabinet. Credit: Getty Images
Contrary to popular belief that the world's a popping, snorting, prescription drug pharmacy for city-dwelling teens, it turns out ...Urban and rural teens experiment with illegal drugs the same amount -- but the country kids are more likely to dip into Mom and Dad's prescription pills.
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Shocker: Teens Not Truthful About Drug Use

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Oct 25th 2010 12:01AM

Your kids are probably telling you what you want to hear. Credit: Getty Images
Your teenager insists he isn't taking drugs, and you believe him. Sucker. A new study shows teenagers are 52 times more likely to test positive for cocaine than ...Get this: Teens lie about doing drugs.
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Teens Looking for Pot Text Sheriff by Mistake

by Amy Hatch, Posted Sep 7th 2010 1:15PM

Texting the police for pot? Priceless. Credit: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
A couple of Montana teenagers apparently are all thumbs when it comes to texting. Two boys, ages 15 and 16, sent a text to someone they thought could hook them up ...
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Kids learn cough syrup abuse online

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 25th 2008 5:01PM

Though stores have started monitoring the sale of certain cold medications, cough suppressants are still pretty easy for teens to get their hands on. The medications contain an ingredient called DXM and some kids are using it today to get high. If ...
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Ecstasy laced with meth showing up in high schools

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Feb 24th 2008 2:00PM

High school, for me, had its issues. I don't think I'm alone when I say that. But with the exception of a broken law or two here or there (all in good fun, of course), not one of those issues involved the words meth-laced ecstasy. It's enough to keep ...
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Study: Teen drug use declining

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 13th 2007 4:28PM

I recently watched a documentary on the history of drugs. It seems that human beings have been getting high forever and the only thing that really changes is the drug of choice. And while the good news is that a new study by University of Michigan's ...
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Study: Teen drug use at school getting worse

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 20th 2007 9:02AM

Back when I was in high school, drug use at my school was common. We had a school-sanctioned smoking area for students, located in a courtyard between two wings of the school. Few students were actually old enough to legally smoke, yet hundreds ...
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DARE program "increases drug use"

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Jul 19th 2007 1:02PM

Like most people my age, I went through the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program in middle school. By the time I was high school, the program was only mentioned as the butt of students' jokes. That aside, given the high number of young ...
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Drug czar: We are our kid's drug dealers

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 16th 2007 10:00AM

Every parent knows to keep harmful substances locked up and out of baby's reach. It seems our teenagers need the same protection. According to a new report released by White House drug czar John Walters, the most common illegal drugs teens are using ...
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Home drug testing kits sent home at school open house

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 2nd 2006 12:00PM

Parents who have children at Winnisquam Regional Middle School in Tilton, New Hampshire will have the opportunity to pick up more than just class schedules at the school's upcoming open house night. Home drug testing kits will be available to any and ...
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