How to Prevent Children From Abusing Prescription Drugs

How to prevent children from abusing prescription drugs – You might be surprised to learn where kids are getting their hands on prescription drugs. Dr. Mel Pohl explains how parents can help prevent their children from abusing medications.

For USC's Marqise Lee, there's quite a story behind the smile

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said Armando Flores, one of Lee's former foster parents. “That's Marqise.” TIMELINE: College football 2012-13 … What you don't see is Lee dropping to his knees in a crowded end zone before every game and making the sign of the cross seven times, once …
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Officials trying to stay ahead of the curve in dealing with cyberbullying

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What followed were a roster of victims — Phoebe Prince, Tyler Clementi, Jamey Rodemeyer and, most recently, Amanda Todd — that seemed to quickly turn adolescent viciousness from private heartbreak to a major public health issue, which parents ranked …
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BG Prevention Alliance aims to prevent, reduce substance abuse

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“The school district does an outstanding job working on the issues of substance abuse within the walls of the schools,” Chavez said. “This group will support those efforts by working on these issues outside the walls of the school and into the …
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