Prescription Painkillers 'Like Loaded Guns' for Teens

Prescription painkillers 'like loaded guns' for teens

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(Source: Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University); Every day 2,500 teens in the United States try prescription drugs to get high for the first time. (Source: … We try to get them connected to a strong support group.” Dr …
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With behavioral addictions on the rise, SMU upgrades campus mental health …

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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, today “more people than ever” are addicted to prescription painkillers and over 23 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Behavioral addictions, however, are …
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Michigan receives .5-million grant for substance abuse prevention

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… says Wednesday its Bureau of Substance Abuse and Addiction Services has been awarded the three-year grant. The money is to help address underage drinking among those ages 12 to 20 and prescription drug misuse and abuse by those ages 12 to 25.
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