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Recovery Schools For Addicted Teens On The Rise

(Daily Mail, June 19) The PEASE Academy is one of 36 recovery high schools in the country that help students overcome drug addiction. 

Marijuana Skeptics Take Aim at Potency in Colorado

(Denver Post, June 17) A new ballot proposal in Colorado sets new potency and packaging limits on marijuana, which is sold legally in the state. 

Keys to Preventing Teen Substance Abuse

(Albany Business Review, June 16) Summer is a time for bored teens to explore and experiment.

New Trends Allow Teens to Hide Drugs in Plain Sight

(WTVM, June 16) A lot of seemingly normal products may be lying around your child's bedroom, but some of them may actually be hiding drugs in them. 

Exhausted, Overwhelmed And Trying To Fit In, Some College Students Get Lost In Drugs, Legal And Illegal

(LaCrosse Tribune, June 13) Students at University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse has seen an increase in drug referrals on campus from the residence halls. 

It's Not Just Prince: Moms, Dads, Sons, Daughters Are Dying Every Day Of Opiate Overdoses

(Fox News, June 9) Prince's opiate overdose death has brought more attention to a growing problem nationwide.

Childhood Trauma Associated With Lifetime Drug Use in Teens

(MedicalResearch, June 11) A new study shows that a traumatic childhood experience is associated with a lifetime drug use habit.

Today's Teens Smoke Less, Drink Less, And Have Sex Less Than Any Teens On Record

(Vox, June 9) A new report released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention show that teens are using fewer drugs than in the past. 

This Deadly Drug is on its Way to Metro Atlanta Streets

(WSB-TV, June 8) Another legal, but deadly, synthetic opioid is making its way through the streets, causing deaths and overdoses. 

New Synthetic Drug U-47700 Has States Rushing to Stop Spread

(Fox News, June 7) U-47700 is a new synthetic drug that has caused at least 50 deaths nationwide