Local Students Increasing Abuse of Prescription Drugs, Study Shows
Local students increasing abuse of prescription drugs, study shows
Filed under: drug addiction help
During the program the Substance Abuse Council gave awards to eight people and organizations for their help in reducing substance abuse. • Janet Clemmons for running the Spring Grove Hills community house to keep kids busy and out of trouble.
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Adolescent Abuse of Prescription Painkillers Soars
Adolescent abuse of prescription painkillers soars
Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado
Teenagers are accessing and abusing prescription analgesics at a rate higher than any generation before them, according to a new analysis of data drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for 1985 through 2009. Researchers from the …
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Young Adults Seeking Drug Addiction Treatment Hits Record Low
Young adults seeking drug addiction treatment hits record low
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
In 2011/12, 4,690 adults aged between 18 and 24 entered treatment for heroin or crack addiction, down from 6,108 the previous year and almost a third of the 12,320 young adults who entered treatment for either drug in 2005/06. The over-40s is the only …
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Britney Spears Accused of Drug Addiction
Britney Spears accused of drug addiction
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
According to her manager's claims, the singer's famous head-shaving and car-smashing antics were a result of her drug addiction. He also claimed that the singer was hooked on prescription drugs, downing up to 30 a day, which led to her meltdown in 2007.
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CannaBiz: 60 Minutes Comes to Colorado
CannaBiz: 60 Minutes comes to Colorado
Filed under: Drug Use Colorado Springs
The CBS report comes out two weeks before voters here and in Oregon and Washington state vote on whether to legalize marijuana use in general. And with reporter Steve Kroft marveling that … Ultimately, he says, "we are concerned with people who are …
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