Teen Heroin Use: An Unfortunate Reality

Teen heroin use: An unfortunate reality

Filed under: drug abuse help for parents

With repeated abuse, heroin changes the brain. Users develop “tolerance,” which … Teens whose parents talk with them regularly about the dangers of drugs are 42 percent less likely to use drugs than those whose parents do not. But only one in four …
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The Breaking Bad meth-lab playset that Lego is very unhappy with

Filed under: drug abuse help for parents

“Made for children raised by parents who should know better,” said Jeff Myers. But should young children ever be exposed to topics like meth and drug addiction in the first place? Many people are still steamed over the creation of the recent YouTube …
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Ocean County Prosecutor to send drug-sniffing dogs into schools to search for …

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Do you think drug-sniffing dogs in schools will help cut back on drug abuse? TOMS RIVER — Ocean County's prosecutor will send drug-sniffing dogs into high schools and middle schools next month to combat the surge in heroin and prescription painkiller …
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