Tag Archive for drugs
A Parent’s Watchful Eye Keeps Kids...
The fear of being caught reduced substance use by about 40% among a group of 11- to 15-year-olds
Delta-8, an unregulated form of THC
Is popular among high school students
Teaching Kids To Deal With Consequences
“For every action there is an equally powerful reaction.” What scientists have known for centuries many children seem to have difficulty understanding.
Now, why…
When Your Son Is An Addict
Loving someone in addiction feels like fighting a long defeat
13-Year-Old Girl Leads Police On 100 MPH...
Inside the car, they also discovered a gun and some marijuana.
As Alcohol Abuse Declines Among Teens,...
Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since 2000, while child alcohol abuse has steadily declined over those years
San Diego ER Seeing Up To 37 Marijuana...
“What’s being consumed in these concentrates is devastating for their mental health.”
How Weed Became The New OxyContin
Big Pharma and Big Tobacco are helping market high-potency, psychosis-inducing THC products as your mother’s ‘medical marijuana’
LA School District To Stock All Campuses...
This is a direct result of having an open border. The strategy was quickly devised in response to seven student overdoses over…
Girl (15) Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose At...
Close the border: She thought she was taking a painkiller but it was laced with fentanyl
At-risk Youth Are Learning To Stand...
Teenagers in the U.S. are gaining the skills they need to prevent them from falling prey to the cartels that are targeting…
DEA Warns Of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl...
stop the trafficking of rainbow fentanyl and defeat the Mexican drug cartels that are responsible for the vast majority of the fentanyl…
More People Smoke Marijuana Than...
16% of Americans in a new Gallup poll reported smoking marijuana, up from 12 percent last year and more than double the…
Contaminated: The Fentanyl Crisis In St....
Open border policies mean more illegal drugs on American streets. Fentanyl is the most lethal drug ever created
What Parents Need To Know About The...
Teens are using emoji and secret lingo to find illegal drugs. How parents can crack the code
When States Legalize Pot, More Teens...
Pot use among U.S. minors increases when states legalize recreational cannabis for adults, according to a new study
Teens Overdose On Meds Prescribed For...
Doctors and parents need to be careful about prescribing and having their kids take these drugs
Stopped Early, Teen Drug Abuse Won’t...
However, high pot use at age 30 was strongly associated with high rates of poor life success
Teenage Drug And Alcohol Use Plunges 40%...
Alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use all declined sharply, even as most schools remained closed
Over 100,000 People In The U.S. Died Of...
The number of Americans killed by drugs is higher than the number of Americans killed by cars and guns combined
Pot Ads And Marijuana Store Locations...
regular exposure to marijuana advertising and store locations increased the likelihood of adolescents using marijuana
Sex, Drugs, And Media
Since the days of Moses, God has given the primary responsibility of teaching and training children to the parent
Study: Religious Practice Reduces ...
“religious service attendance is associated with a lower risk of death from despair among health care professionals
Help My Child Is Abusing Drugs And...
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Sugar Causes ‘Major Changes’ to...
sugar actually influences our brains’ reward centers in essentially the same way as addictive drugs.
Marijuana Vaping Keeps Rising Among...
…but was surprised at the magnitude of increase.… This translates to millions of adolescents,”
TeenPsychosis, Addiction Marijuana A...
Begin using cannabis before age 18 are 4 to 7 times more likely than adults to develop marijuana use disorder
Sesame Street New Puppet Who’s Mom...
Sesame Street has introduced the subject matter of addiction, using a bright green puppet named Karli to let young viewers know grown-up…
Justin Bieber Opens Up About Fame And...
I started doing pretty heavy drugs at 19 and abused all of my relationships
Heroin Disguised As SweeTARTS
Most drug users are careless, if a child gets these, they are going to think they are candy
legalized Pot Opens Teens2Other Forms Of...
The bad news is that other modes of ingestion — edibles and dabbing, especially — can be risky due to higher levels…
Teens Risk Seizures, Coma When They Use ...
Teens who use Spice, K2 or other synthetic marijuana products may risk medical harm, including coma and seizures
States That Legalized Pot Now Facing...
“Underage kids have unbelievable access to nuclear-strength weed,” Poses serious risks to adolescents’ physical and mental health
Fatal Drug ODs Surging Among Young...
Overdose deaths among teens and young adults are soaring, having risen from eight in every 100,000 people aged 15 to 24 in…
Where Marijuana Is Legal, Many Teens...
Where pot is legal, teens smoking pot and then getting behind the wheel of a car is common
Teen Pot Use Linked To Depression,...
Were also more than three times as likely to attempt suicide between the ages of 18 and 32.
Vaping: What Works to Help Teens Quit?
There are no tested or approved methods for quitting e-cigarettes
Vaping Is Erasing Gains Made Against...
“Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm brain development, including harmful effects on learning, memory and attention,” Schuchat said. Nicotine also primes…
More Teens Try Pot Before Booze,...
Rebellious teens used to reach for cigarettes or alcohol. Now, marijuana is increasingly their first choice, a new study reveals.
Canada’s Mixed Pot Message To...
Marijuana is legal now, but please don’t smoke it
Legal Pot And Car Crashes: Yes, There...
More drivers admit to using marijuana, and it is showing up more frequently among people involved in crashes,”
Alarming Number Of Teens Using Sleep...
Doctors Warn of Potentially Risky Results
Can Christians Use Legal Weed?
The Bible outlaws the use of any mind-altering concoction, including mushrooms, drugs, or weed
Value: Teens with religious upbringing
Study: teens raised in a religious or spiritual environment may be less likely to do drugs and engage in risky sexual behaviors.
The CDC, Teen Risks, And Who Is...
Fewer high school students are drinking, having sex and using drugs… but still “leaves room for concern.”
More Teens Than Ever Would Try Marijuana
One in four U.S. high school seniors would try marijuana or use it more often if it was legal, and that rate,…
Pot Replacing Tobacco, Booze As Teens’...
In an analysis of nationwide surveys from between 20014 and 2014, researchers have found that pot is increasingly replacing cigarettes and alcohol…
Teens Are Choosing Marijuana As Their...
Youth aged 12-21 dramatically increased first-time consumption of marijuana a over alcohol and tobacco.
Misuse Of Attention Deficit...
There were 156,365 calls to poison control centers for people under 20 who were improperly exposed to ADHD medication
More U.S. Parents Smoking Pot Around...
Progress made in limiting kids’ exposure to secondhand smoke could be undermined by the increasing popularity of smoking marijuana among parent
Prince’s Cause Of Death…Fentanyl...
For those unfamiliar, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is said to be 50 times more powerful than heroin
“I’d Rather Be Blind Than...
I’m the Girl Who Clawed Her Own Eyes Out. This Is My Story.
What Parents Need To Know About Juuling....
It’s a popular e-cigarette system that looks a lot like a USB flash drive
She Gouged Out Her Own Eyes, Now She&...
She gouged out her own eyes, now she wants to help keep people away from drugs
Pot Or Alcohol Is Worse For You
It’s a tough call, but based on the science, there appears to be a clear answer
23 Stores Shut, Accused Of Selling...
Tennessee Hemp Industries contends that the products were legal, with CBD derived from hemp, not marijuana.
Iceland Knows How To Stop Teen Substance...
State funding for organised sport and other clubs has increased in Iceland to give kids new ways to feel like part of…
Why Some Teens Less Likely To Meet With...
Teens who are dependent on marijuana and alcohol are less likely to marry, go to college, or work full time
Opioids, Heroin And Youth Ministry
Ignorance is No Longer an Excuse the Church Can Hide Behind
Drinking And Drugs Down…Fighting...
Big Declines in Substance Abuse, Delinquency Among U.S. Teens
Third Of College Kids Think ADHD Meds...
29% of students at nine U.S. colleges thought that stimulant medications, such as Ritalin and Adderall, boost school performance.
Life Norms And The Effects On Faith For...
They want to make the most of their opportunities and see a purpose for existing beyond themselves.
Is Getting Wasted Really A Big Deal?
“Mom, smoking weed really isn’t a big deal.”
Earlier Drinking By Teens Linked To...
Teens who start drinking at younger ages are more likely to have their first sexual encounter earlier than others, according to a…
Drug Reduces Risk Of HIV Infection Among...
Can safely reduce HIV risk for those under 18
Fatal Opioid ODs On The Rise Among U.S....
Drug overdose deaths among older teenagers in the United States has taken a turn for the worse, a new federal report finds,…
90 Hospitalized, Underage Drinking At &...
“A ‘typical’ concert is around 20-30 transports. 60 would be very bad. We had 70 once and 90 last night,”
Cop Lets Stoned Driver Go, She Drives...
Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that drug intoxication was ethonal, cocaine and amphetamines in her system
Marijuana May Make Your Gums Go To Pot
People who use it frequently twice as likely to have periodontal disease, researchers say
Study: Elite High Schools Breed Higher...
Rates are two to three times higher than national norms
Legalized Pot Sends More Teens To ER
A Colorado children’s hospital saw 4 times as many marijuana-intoxicated teenagers land in its ER or urgent care centers following legalization of…
Bullied In 5th Grade, Prone To Drug...
…more likely to show signs of depression in seventh grade, and abuse substances like alcohol, marijuana or tobacco in 10th grade, researchers…
“Gray Death” Is The Latest,...
Tied to thousands of fatal overdoses in the U.S.
Infographic: Marijuana And The Teen...
With legalization of marijuana happening in a growing number of states, it’s easy for kids to buy the lie that marijuana…
Cannabis Use In Adolescence Linked to...
Cannabis in other ways during adolescence may serve as a catalyst for schizophrenia in individuals already susceptible to the disorder
Opioid Epidemic…..A Parents...
Will began his path to addiction as a freshman at College after being introduced to the prescription stimulant Adderall
How Will Canadian Marijuana Legalization...
They believe that it will keep marijuana out of the hands of minors. What do you think?
Synthetic Pot Linked to Risky Sex,...
Teens who use synthetic pot are at a heightened risk for violent behavior, risky sex and abuse of other drugs, a U.S….
Pot + Booze = Skidding College Grades
Too much alcohol may not do long-term damage to a college student’s GPA, but adding marijuana to the mix can send grades…
Powerful New Drug: Pink
Heroin and opioids killed more people in counties inside The Triangle than murders and car accidents combined in 2015
As Pot Legalization Advances,...
The (AAP) is urging doctors to protect children from the harms of marijuana as the nation becomes increasingly tolerant of the drug’s…
Smart Kids Prone To Dumb Choices On Pot,...
A new study finds that brainy students are more likely to drink or try marijuana, but they stayed away from tobacco
Infographic: The Latest On Teen Drug Use
Monitoring The Future Study: 2016
Are Teens Replacing Drugs With Social...
Fewer teenagers are using drugs and alcohol than ever before, but extreme screen time usage may be their preferred vice
Legalization Of Recreational Marijuana...
Marijuana use increased and the drug’s perceived harmfulness decreased among eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington after marijuana was legalized for recreational use…
Overdose Fatalities From Opioids Hit New...
Fentanyl remains chief culprit in early 2016 data in several cities, states
Army Warns Of New Threat: Energy Drinks
…more likely to report sleep disruption related to stress and illness and were more likely to fall asleep during briefings or on…
Hallucinogenic Plant Gains Foothold In...
Powerful psychedelic brew from the Amazon to overcome addiction, depression or psychological trauma
Killer Teen Drugs
Inside the DEA: A chemist’s quest to identify mystery drugs
Fewer Teens Doing Drugs Than Ever Before
American teenagers are the best behaved they’ve ever been — drinking and smoking less and doing fewer drugs than their predecessors in…
CDC Study Says Teen Virgins Are...
Teen Virgins rate significantly and consistently better in nearly all health-related behaviors and measures than their sexually active peers
Free Pill-Testing Kits To Be Made...
Kits can confirm whether or not pills contain a particular drug
Commercialization Of Legal Pot Has Led...
over 11% of Colorado’s (teens) use pot. 40% increase in drug-related suspensions and expulsions — the vast majority from marijuana
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