How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development

How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development – Dr. Annette Bosworth discusses how alcohol and drugs change the adolescent brain affecting mood and memory.

Let's End the Prescription Drug Death Epidemic

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But most people assume that because it's a “prescription” drug, it's safe, or should not carry the same negative stigma as a street drug. This is, sadly, far from the truth. Even after completing two addiction treatment programs, Rummler had a relapse …
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Youth Survey Reveals Much About Substance Abuse In Navajo County

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According to the results of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission's Arizona Youth Survey 2012, both underage drinking and the use of prescription drugs to get high is decreasing among the state's teens. … seniors, however, reported an increase in …
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Treatment site back on the drawing board

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MOUNT VERNON — Knox County Commissioners met to hear opening bids Monday for a chlorination-dechlorination project for Pleasant View Acres wastewater treatment. No bids were offered that were within acceptable range of the engineer's $ 41,180 …
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'Zombie drugs'

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According to official statistics, a significant minority of people living with dementia are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These are used to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms. The 2012 National Dementia and Antipsychotic Prescribing Audit …
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