Shy Teens at Higher Risk of Substance Abuse

Shy teens at higher risk of substance abuse – While shyness is often thought to be relatively harmless, it can in fact have damaging effects on young people. Dr. Bernardo Carducci, Director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast, finds that shy male teens, who may turn to drugs and/or alcohol to help deal with stressful social situations, are at a higher risk than their peers to develop substance abuse. One way to help shy teens avoid these potential dangers is to encourage them to get part-time jobs at which they are forced to interact with customers.

Prescription Drugs Leading to Heroin

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Prescription drug abuse drives opiate addicts to use whatever they can get, and heroin is chemically similar to morphine or oxycodone. Not only are the prescription pills expensive, … While this case got attention as a shocking example, Minnesota …
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Substance abuse making records

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WARRENTON — “There's a fairly high rate of drug and alcohol use in Clatsop County teenagers,” said Eric Martin, a professor and substance abuse expert from the University of Oregon, to the people in the bleachers at Warrenton Grade School. In fact …
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