by chian | Aug 29, 2012 | Parent Zone
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...
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 21, 2012 | Drug Testing Texas, Parent Zone
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...
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...
