Drug Abuse on Rise Among Mass. Teens

Published March 21, 2014

Drug abuse on rise among Mass. teens
The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released, shows 12.3 percent of Massachusetts youth ages 12-17 reported using illicit drugs within a month before being surveyed. That …
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Takeback Youth offers help to those fighting addiction struggles
Therapist Deb Piskoty of Peaceful Solutions Counseling speaks during Thursday's Pushback Against Drug Abuse news conference at the Scout Center on Camp Phillips Road in Weston. / T'xer Zhon Kha/Daily Herald Media …
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Mindfulness therapy helps prevent drug and alcohol relapse
One year after treatment for substance abuse, far fewer participants who got relapse-prevention training including mindfulness techniques had used drugs or alcohol compared to those given relapse-prevention therapy alone or a standard 12-step program.
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