Drugs, Alcohol Fuel Child Abuse and Neglect in Kentucky
Drugs, alcohol fuel child abuse and neglect in Kentucky
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A Lexington Herald-Leader review of files released this week on children killed or nearly killed because of abuse or neglect over a two year period found that more than half mentioned suspected or confirmed substance abuse by parents or caregivers.
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Alcohol Use Down, Pot Use Up Among U.S. Teens
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol use by American teens has dropped to historic lows, but more of them are using marijuana and don’t believe it’s a dangerous drug, according to an annual national survey conducted by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan.
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Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
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Cigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point since the Monitoring the Future survey began polling teenagers in 1975, according to this year’s survey results. However, this positive news is tempered by a slowing rate of decline in teen smoking as well as continued high rates of abuse of other tobacco products (e.g., hookahs, small cigars, smokeless tobacco …
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