by chian | Sep 12, 2012 | Parent Zone
One in eight older U.S. teenagers has used powerful painkiller drugs without prescriptions, and many of them start misusing the pills at age 16 or 17, earlier than was previously assumed, according to new research released on Monday. The findings published in the...
by chian | Aug 27, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
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...
by chian | Aug 21, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
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...
by chian | Aug 20, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
(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...
by chian | Aug 13, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
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...
