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Youths' Higher Use of Marijuana

(Philly.com, Nov. 22) The level of potency of today's marijuana is higher than the previous generation's, but parents don't realize there's such a significant change.

Report: Youth Drug Overdose Deaths Up In 35 States Over A Decade

(USA Today, Nov. 20) Prescription drug overdoses account for more than half of drug overdoses in 2013 among youths.

Prescription Addiction Problem Difficult To Overcome

(KEYT-KCOY-KKFX, Nov. 17) For Lizette Corea, it started with drinking and pot smoking in her early teens.

Addiction: A Monster That Kills

(WCNC, Nov. 16) Both were typical kids who were just experimenting, but both eventually succumbed to drug addiction that eventually took their lives

Pill bottle spilling pills

DEA Announces “360 Strategy” to Address Heroin, Prescription Drugs and Violent Crime

(DEA, Nov. 10) The DEA today announced “360 Strategy” to help cities dealing with a heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic, and its associated violent crime.

Proportion of Patients in South London With First-Episode Psychosis Attributable to Use of High Potency Cannabis: a Case-Control Study

(The Lancet, Feb. 18) A recent study linked high-potency cannabis use with psychotic disorders.

September is National Recovery Month

This is a time to recognize that millions of Americans suffer from addiction and other mental disorders, which can be successfully treated.

Myths of Teen Drug Use

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