Surveys Yet to Link Medical Marijuana and Teen Drug Abuse
Surveys yet to link medical marijuana and teen drug abuse
“We cannot draw a clean link between medical marijuana and shifting drug usage rates,” said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Surveys can be unclear because they rely on kids to honestly report their… Continue reading
Talking With Someone About Prescription Drug Abuse
Talking with Someone About Prescription Drug Abuse — This video is part of an educational series on Prescription Drug Disorders produced by the Center for Interventions, Treatment & Addictions Research (CITAR) …
Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar story
Every 25 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from an overdose, and… Continue reading
Long-Delayed Study of Marijuana for Traumatized Veterans Gets Federal Approval
Long-delayed study of marijuana for traumatized veterans gets federal approval
The proposal from the University of Arizona was long ago cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, but researchers had been unable to purchase marijuana from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The agency's Mississippi research farm is the …… Continue reading
Parents Charged in House Fire That Killed Toddler Levi Welton in Sterling
Parents charged in house fire that killed toddler Levi Welton in Sterling
7Everyday Hero Melissa Croswhite gives up a Friday night each month to help DJ dances… … The Sterling Journal Advocate is reporting that Julia Welton, 27, and Christopher Welton, 33, were indicted by the 13th Judicial District grand… Continue reading
Myanmar Opium Fight Failing; Soldiers Shooting Up
Myanmar opium fight failing; soldiers shooting up
A volunteer at the center helps care for the child. Naw San said he is trying to overcome his addiction for her daughter's sake and that of his parents, who had once hoped he would go to theological school. "My younger brother died… Continue reading
Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed
Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, prescription and over-the-counter medications are some of the most commonly abused drugs by high school seniors. A survey of teenagers by the CDC in 2009 found that one in five teenagers had …… Continue reading