Teen Drug Use

Teen Drug Use – Experts say teen drug and alcohol use has surged in recent years, but many parents struggle to help their kids deal with the problem. Now a new University of…

JP Herrada Talks Gang Intervention

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Even when that kid is committing crimes out there, some of these kids are getting services from CADA [Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse], some of these kids are getting services from the CAC, some of these kids are getting services from Teen Corps …
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Navajo County youth buck national trend of increased teen, adult heroin …

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The NSDUH report, released this week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), found that 7.3 percent of Americans were current users of marijuana — up from 5.8 percent in 2007. Daily or almost daily use of marijuana …
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Substance abuse education

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After abusing the drug, Gruenberg said the teen committed suicide. "Ninety minutes after he took it, he was dead," Gruenberg told the students. He encouraged students who know about drug abuse to contact Webster County Crime Stoppers, adding that …
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