Teenage Drug Abuse: Why Adolescents Turn to Drugs

Published December 17, 2012

Teenage Drug Abuse: Why adolescents turn to drugs – www.eFamilyCounselor.com Davee Chandler MSW, LCSW shares the surprising reason why teens turn to drugs and what you can do to help them.

The Teen Brain on Drugs and Alcohol: A Dangerous Combination

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The Expert Take. Research has shown differences in the brains of teens who use alcohol and marijuana as compared to teens who do not use these drugs or report only minimal use. "Alcohol and marijuana may have a negative impact by altering important …
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Minnesota, Northland, have seen skyrocketing amounts of opiate drugs

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The primary way to get those painkillers is from doctors, and as more addiction, overdoses and deaths from those drugs have occurred, “we're being blamed for this epidemic,” Keeling said. “We're trying hard to respond to our part of the problem, which …
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Violence blights flagship project as teens battle over drugs trade

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CHILDREN from the Rialto area of Dublin, which was supposed to be the city's flagship urban regeneration scheme, are carrying knives and screwdrivers for fear of attack as part of a teenage drugs gang feud. At the height of the property boom, just as …
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