I Need Articles on Teenage Drug Abuse?
Question by scooooby: I need articles on teenage drug abuse?
I’m doing a project in school where I have to talk about the issues of drug abuse in teens. I have to find articles on the problems of addiction, social life, and health issues relating to the drug usage. It must be a minimum of 3 pages long (per article). Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by C J
Please look at this website www.settingcaptivesfree.com
There is help here. Free online courses on a number of issues.
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth will set you Free”
(John 8:32)
God bless.
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Prescription drugs kill one person every 19 minutes – The Quiet Epidemic: prescription drug abuse destroys millions of lives Nancy Rosen-Cohen The Baltimore Sun There isn’t much attention paid to prescription drug abuse, except perhaps when a Hollywood star dies from an overdose. However, it is estimated that nearly one in five Americans has used prescription drugs for nonmedicinal reasons, and 15 percent may be abusing prescription drugs. This silent epidemic has become the leading cause of addiction. This week, the Maryland Chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the University of Maryland Medical Center sponsored the annual Tuerk Conference, a gathering of 1200 health professionals working in the field of addictions to focus on treatment and prevention of prescription drug abuse. Confronting and debunking the common myth that prescription drugs are less deadly and less addictive was one of the items on the agenda. The dangers of prescription drug abuse are growing at an exponential rate. Between 1992 and 2002, the number of prescriptions written increased by 61 percent, but the number of prescriptions written for opiates increased by almost 400 percent. Opiates reflect three-quarters of all prescription drugs abused. Actor Heath Ledger had Vicodin (hydrocodone), OxyContin (oxycodone), Valium (diazepam), and Xanax (alprazolam) in his bloodstream when he died. All are legal opiates. According to a report this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospitalizations for …
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White House Drug Czar Talks Prescription Drug Abuse in South County
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Search Patch Archive. http://affton.patch.com/articles/white-house-drug-czar-talks-prescription-drug-abuse-in-south-county/media_attachments/edit?upload_started=1345504476. asset[new_asset_attachment_attributes][to_id] … The White House's Drug Police …
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Norwood Police Department Releases Strategy for Combating Drug Abuse
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The Norwood Police Department, led by Chief William G. Brooks III, this week released a 13-page strategy for combating the distribution and abuse of Heroin and prescription painkillers. "Many communities in the United States struggle with issues …
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Medfield Regional Roundup: Election Candidates Visit, Woman Laying in the Road, and Combating Drug Abuse: A look… http://t.co/t8doEGuX – by Walsh_Team (The Walsh Team)
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Changing Pattern of Drug Abuse in Pts Attending a De-Addiction Centre in N India 1978-2008 http://t.co/3noILJHB Fig http://t.co/1b0sJ1t5 – by HIV_Insight (HIV Insight)
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Medfield Regional Roundup: Election Candidates Visit, Woman Laying in the Road, and Combating Drug Abuse: A look… http://t.co/0n9a5Ro1 – by Walsh_Team (The Walsh Team)