Posts Tagged ‘drug and alcohol’

NT alcohol crackdown makes gains, but questions over mandatory rehabilitation remain
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It appears that stationing police officers outside bottle shops in regional towns in the Northern Territory has had a significant impact on alcohol consumption.
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Teachers deal with students' drug and alcohol abuse, report says
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The binge drinking and drug taking culture among high school students is having a detrimental impact on schools, a survey of principals found, with teachers spending significant amounts of classroom time dealing with the fallout of weekend parties.
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Educational Seminars on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Begin in Vinita – KTUL
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Educational Seminars on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Begin in Vinita KTUL Three community education seminars open to the public regarding drug and alcohol abuse among students will be held beginning tonight in Vinita. The seminars are being held at this time in the year with particular emphasis on Spring Break coming up, …

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Question by Cembo: Data on teenage drug abuse?
I’m looking for data on teenage drug abuse. I was hoping there are some links i can use.
Thanks you :)

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Answer by Model Pilot
Here are some…you can get other years by searching “teen drug use statistics”

High School and Youth Trends | National Institute on Drug Abuse
Illicit Drug Use Illicit drug use among teenagers has been rising, … Past-year inhalant use by younger teens dropped significantly between 2010 and 2011, …
www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/high-school

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Selena Gomez: Justin Bieber, drug and alcohol addiction drove me to rehab
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Gomez was treated at Dawn at the Meadows facility in Arizona, a rehab center that treats 18- to 26-year-olds for substance dependence and mental-health issues. In January 2013, singer Ke$ ha also went to rehab, to treat her longtime anorexia and bulimia.
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Astros prospect Jonathan Singleton opens up about addiction
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Singleton, who had a month-long stay at an in-patient rehab center, was brutally honest about the impact the drug had on him. “At this point it's pretty evident to me that I'm a drug addict,” he told The Associated Press over breakfast on a recent day …
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Teenagers Alcohol Abuse in the News

Letter: Fair play for Girouard Park
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However, there are a lack of facilities for teenagers. Girouard Park is a perfect example. The city argues that this is not a good place, because there is a lot of drug and alcohol abuse there. Perhaps if we gave these teenagers something to do, they …
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NIDA's Director Tells Us What We Know—and Need to Know—About Marijuana
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At a private dinner party for journalists last week hosted by National Geographic and USA Today, NIH director Francis Collins voiced concerns: Studies have shown that prolonged use of the drug by teenagers can lead to permanent decline in cognitive …
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Danny Brown elected to represent Darlington in UK's Youth Parliament
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Area seminars set on drug, alcohol abuse among students – Tulsa World
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Area seminars set on drug, alcohol abuse among students Tulsa World Community education seminars have been planned this month in Vinita, Claremore and Pryor to discuss trends in drug and alcohol abuse among students. Janice Steidley, district attorney for Rogers, Mayes and Craig counties, is partnering with educators … 'Winter blues' causing spike in police callsPetoskey News-Review Overdose Good Samaritan bill passes House of DelegatesMy Eastern Shore all 3,757 news articles »

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