Prevention Connection: "Smart Pills" Invade the Classroom

Prevention Connection: "Smart Pills" Invade the Classroom

Filed under: teen drug abuse

Marilyn Belmonte is a teen substance abuse prevention expert who founded Healthy Outcomes, Inc., a non-profit organization, that helps communities to reduce underage drinking and teen drug use. Marilyn is a Co-Chairperson of the Drug and Alcohol Task …
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Study: Binge Eating Could Lead To Teen Drug Use

Filed under: teen drug abuse

BOSTON (CBS Connecticut) – A new study finds that teenagers who binge eat are far more likely to use or abuse drugs, including marijuana. The study, conducted by pediatric medicine experts in Boston, also found that binge-eating could lead to depression.
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Prescription drug abuse causes changes at Hazelden

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Adults seeking treatment for prescription drug abuse at Hazelden increased from 19 to 30 percent from 2001 to 2011. It's even more dramatic in young adults and teens rising from 15 percent of patients in 2001 to 41 percent just ten years later. "(It's …
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