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Heavy Marijuana Use in Teen Years May Lower IQ Later
Teens who start smoking marijuana regularly experience what appear to be permanent declines in their IQs and other aspects of mental function, new research finds. The study included information on more than 1,000 people born in New Zealand in 1972-1973. Participants...
Growing Number of Teens Drinking, Taking Drugs During School
Ninety percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates are using illicit drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, during the school day, a new survey found. When asked to estimate how many were involved, these teens reported that about 17...
Feds bust a drug ring run from Indiana prisons, meth, heroin, and other drugs
Federal authorities have charged 40 people—including two inmates and a corrections officer—for running a drug ring through three Indiana prisons. According to The Associated Press, the indictment unsealed Wednesday in Indianapolis notes the scheme involved...
Alarming increase seen in West Nile Virus: Know the Signs and Symptoms Says CDC
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials reported Wednesday three times the usual number of West Nile cases for this time of year and one expert called it "one of the worst" outbreaks since the virus appeared in this country in 1999. So far, 1,118 illnesses have been...
Teens Smoking More Pot, Less Tobacco
Cigarette smoking is out but pot use is in among the nation's teenagers, who also report a higher use of prescription painkillers and a waning perception about the risk of illicit drugs, a federal study on students has found. As more states move to approve medical...
More Americans Abuse Drugs
The number of Americans who used illegal drugs or abused prescription medications rose last year to reach its highest level since 2002, a survey showed. Nearly 22 million Americans aged 12 and older used illegal drugs in 2009, a rise of 9 percent from 2008, the survey...
Opiate-based prescriptions declared an epidemic
(NaturalNews) There has been a recent epidemic of opium-addiction that is growing fast as one of America's drug problems. The CDC says this is not coming from foreign cartels, traffickers or drug dealers, but from the pharmacy that so many visit for prescribed...
Study Finds ‘Diverted’ Medical Marijuana Use Common Among Teens
MONDAY Aug. 13, 2012 -- Among teens receiving treatment for substance abuse, many have used medical marijuana that was recommended for someone else, also known as "diverted" medical marijuana, a new study has found. The study authors, from the University of Colorado...
Study Finds More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD
MONDAY Aug. 13, 2012 -- Use of powerful antipsychotic medications such as Abilify and Risperdal to control youngsters with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavior problems has skyrocketed in recent years, a new study finds. Antipsychotics...
Father working to get illegal drugs off the streets after son’s death
Father working to get illegal drugs off the streets after son's death By Richard Elliot DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. The father of a metro Atlanta teenager who died after using synthetic marijuana is now working to get all illegal drugs off the streets, and he's found a unique...