Alcohol Abuse Among Young People in the News

Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes: study
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"Substance abuse is common in young adults experiencing a stroke," wrote lead researcher Brett Kissela from the University of Cincinnati in the journal Stroke. "Patients aged younger than 55 years who experience a stroke should be routinely screened …
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With I-502, will more young adults use pot?
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An increase in use among young adults "really is hard to predict since we have not had a precedent like this," said Jason Kilmer, assistant director of health and wellness for alcohol and drug education at the University of Washington and a research …
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Meet the new puritans: young Britons cut back on drink and drugs
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The latest DoH report, Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England, reveals that the proportion of 11- to 15-year-olds who drank alcohol in the week before they were polled fell from 26% in 2001 to 12% in 2011. There has been a drop …
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Substance abuse making records
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North Coast Prevention Works, a countywide partnership to prevent substance abuse, brought in Martin and Miss Teen Oregon 2006 Jewell Ledford to talk about the prevalence and effects of drug and alcohol use among young people. One pattern that …
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