AHD – Compulsive Adolescent Substance Abuse : Causes & Effective Treatment.AVI

Published June 28, 2013

AHD – Compulsive Adolescent Substance Abuse : Causes & Effective Treatment.AVI – This two day workshop will provide participants with and understanding of how compulsive adolescent substance abuse develops and strategies to address this c…

Experts: Medical Marijuana Not for Teens in Pain

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For example, research has shown that marijuana use in individuals under the age of 16 has been linked to an increase risk for schizophrenia (J Clin Psychiatry 2013;74:e08), poorer cognitive performance, higher rates of addiction and greater levels of …
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State senator in sex-abuse inquiry

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Police said the investigation was launched Saturday, after an older teen reported repeated incidents of alleged abuse by Murphy going back at least six years. The teen also self-reported his own inappropriate sexual contact with another child in the …
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PROSPER prevention programs dramatically cut substance abuse among teens

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The reduced substance use is significant considering the dramatic increase in prescription drug abuse, said Richard Spoth, director of the Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute at Iowa State. The research, published in a recent issue of the …
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Greater efforts needed to check drug abuse

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Increased availability of drugs, disposable income or teenage hormones trying really hard to be cool? A mix of factors it … He says, “We have seen cases where the parents found out about their child's addiction only after he sold his bike to buy …
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