WAKE UP! Campaign Against Teen Prescription Drug Abuse


 

WAKE UP! Campaign Against Teen Prescription Drug Abuse – Illegal street drugs get a lot of attention, but over the past ten years, abuse of prescription drugs has become a growing problem, especially among teenagers. Prescription drugs are now the leading cause of accidental death in San Diego, and one in five teens report abusing prescription drugs. KPBS video journalist Katie Euphrat went to San Diego High this morning, where a non-profit group launched its national campaign against what the Centers for Disease Control has deemed an epidemic.

 

People speak out on possible signs and symptoms of Heroin use

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

Kettisha Hodges is a diagnostician at the Hannibal Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. She said she's also seen a rise in people hooked on heroin looking to get clean and some are teenagers. "We work with mainly adults, but we see people from the ages …
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Sportsday – Wednesday 16 January as it happened

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead says Nicole Cooke was wrong to take a parting shot at cycling's drug cheats when she retired on Monday. Cooke said she felt "robbed" by dopers and had …. GET INVOLVED. Keep telling us who you think the clubs …
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From Twitter:

Addiction Treatment Australia – Signs of drug addiction http://t.co/IxDmxHEJ – by AddictionAust (Addiction Australia)

 

From Twitter:

Addiction Treatment Australia – Signs of drug addiction http://t.co/LFwLve7p – by AddictionAust (Addiction Australia)

 

From Twitter:

“Someone under the influence of marijuana can often be recognized by the following signs:” http://t.co/kUlFmozt – by ChangngLives (Changing Lives )