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Adhd Treatment Not Tied To Substance Abuse Later - Healthcentral.com
new york (reuters health) - there has been a concern that treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with stimulants such as ritalin might predispose kids to substance abuse as they get older, but it seems the opposite is the case. treatment ...
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Forum Spotlights Substance Abuse
local substance-abuse providers and coalitions are trying to find a solution for the lack of available funding for substance-abuse treatment and prevention in arkansas.
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Date-related Abuse On Rise For Adolescent Girls
one-third of adolescent girls nationwide will be abused by someone they are dating, experts warn, and local police and social workers say that reflects conditions here. in and around sioux falls, girls ages 13 to 17 are showing up in counseling and police case files more frequently. that's the result, counselors and law enforcement officials say, of girls dating at a younger age, with abuse ...
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Forum Spotlights Substance Abuse - Southwest Times Record
local substance-abuse providers and coalitions are trying to find a solution for the lack of available funding for substance-abuse treatment and prevention in arkansas. an educational forum on the topic will be from noon to 1 p.m. thursday at ...
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Estacado Students Embracing Red Ribbon Awareness Week - Plainview Daily Herald
red ribbon awareness week is designed to get students of all ages to be aware of the dangers of alcohol and drug use. lauren shelton, counselor at estacado junior high, has found a way to make red ribbon week more meaningful and real to the city's ...
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Transformations In Teens At Pmic
glenwood - there are many misconceptions in regards to substance abuse that teenagers believe as truth, particularly in the case of marijuana.
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Teen Drinkers At Risk For Poor Adult Health
kids who drink or use drugs before the age of 15 are more likely than their peers to develop a range of problems by adulthood, including drug dependence, research suggests.
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Study Examines Abusive Teenage Boys - California Aggie
the first qualitative study of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends found that the combined environments of school, home and the community affect a young man's tendency to abuse, according to uc davis research in collaboration with harvard ...
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Teen Drinkers At Risk For Poor Adult Health - Reuters
new york (reuters health) - kids who drink or use drugs before the age of 15 are more likely than their peers to develop a range of problems by adulthood, including drug dependence, research suggests. in a study that followed more than 1,000 new ...
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Youth Depression Predicts Substance Abuse
a prospective study of over 1,800 young finnish twins revealed early-onset depressive disorders at age 14 significantly predicted substance abuse three years later. researchers found that daily smoking, smokeless tobacco use, frequent illicit drug use, frequent alcohol use and recurrent intoxication occurred even among those adolescents who were not users at baseline. examining [...]
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Pot Advocates Turned Away At Chamber Forum
albany - a confrontation with medical marijuana advocates briefly disrupted the start of a chamber of commerce-sponsored forum on workplace substance abuse this morning.
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Date-related Abuse On Rise For Adolescent Girls - Argus Leader
one-third of adolescent girls nationwide will be abused by someone they are dating, experts warn, and local police and social workers say that reflects conditions here. in and around sioux falls, girls ages 13 to 17 are showing up in counseling and ...
www.argusleader.com

People In Business 10-26 - Journal Times
appointments and promotions: debra miller has joined aurora health care as vice president of corporate affairs in the south region, which encompasses kenosha, racine and walworth counties. in her previous position, miller led a team of professional ...
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'passport' Acts As Guide To Manhood
it's a warm afternoon as the late september sun's rays stretch into a voluminous room at the boys and girls club of battle creek. about a dozen rowdy adolescent males filter across the basketball court, their brows still glistening with beads of sweat.
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Mad Men: Matthew Weiner Q & A On Season Two
on tuesday, shortly after watching the "mad men" season two finale, i spoke with the show's creator matthew weiner about the episode, the season, the show's future, the 1960s, "the sopranos," his mother... well, we talked about a lot of...
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Red Ribbon Week: Campaign Encourages Teens To Say 'no' - News-democrat
the choice to drink alcohol or do drugs is a reality for many young people, and everyone from school officials to police to students agree that educating youth about substance abuse is key in helping them make the right choice. red ribbon week is one ...
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High School Still Reeling From Acton Teen's Suicide - Los Angeles Daily News
acton - jeremiah lasater was a gentle giant. at 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, he was the kind of teen who could bully kids if he wanted. instead, the 14-year-old vasquez high school freshman was the one who got pushed around. classmates routinely pulled ...
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Study Examines Abusive Teenage Boys
the first qualitative study of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends found that the combined environments of school, home and the community affect a young man's tendency to abuse, according to uc davis research in collaboration with harvard university.
www.californiaaggie.com

Local News In Brief
st. george - dust off your tap shoes, limber up those voices and audition for the all-time favorite movie-musical, "singin' in the rain." auditions for "singin' on the rain" will take place today and saturday at st. george musical theater's center stage studios, 200 n. 1000 east.
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Most Kids Are Making Wise Choices - Delta County Independent
the healthy kids colorado survey admistered last october provided a glimpse into alcohol, tobacco and drug use by middle and high school students in delta county. but survey results provide a much more comprehensive picture of adolescent behavior of ...
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