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Carmen Pulido, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor at the UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry, is leading a comprehensive three-year study to investigate the neurocognitive consequences of substance use on adolescents. Funded by a $231,750 NIH Grant, the research aims to shed new light on teen addiction and the
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Hundreds of Vermont students joined thousands of young people nationwide for the 16th annual Kick Butts Day, a celebration of youth leadership and activism in the fight against tobacco use. Kids in Vermont are raising their voices against tobacco companies that target them with marketing, and they are urging state
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Recent research from the United States has explored the connections between adolescent pregnancies and health risk behaviors. Using data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which covered 14,211 high school students from 1999 to 2003, researchers discovered a link between multiple adolescent pregnancies and engagement in substance use
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The near-total destruction of the tourism industry in insurgency-hit Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has led to a devastating outcome for many poor Kashmiri youths, who are increasingly turning to desperate measures to make a living. As the once-thriving tourism industry, which was a major source of employment for
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The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research held a press conference on December 14, 2010, to discuss new data on youth drug use. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National
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A recent study by the Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) has found significant increases in marijuana use among teens. According to the survey, 16 percent of eighth-graders reported using an illicit drug in the past year, up from 14.5 percent last year. Daily marijuana use increased significantly among all
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A recent study has found a strong link between accepting family attitudes and behaviors towards LGBT children and their overall health in adulthood. The research, led by Caitlin Ryan of the San Francisco State University, discovered that parental and caregiver behaviors play a significant role in protecting against depression, substance
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Teenagers are increasingly abusing prescription medications, and parents play a crucial role in preventing this issue. According to a recent report, 41% of teens believe that abusing prescription drugs is safer than taking illegal drugs, while one in five high school students has taken a prescription drug not prescribed for
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A recent study by researchers at Wayne State University has shown that both teens and parents substantially underreport drug use, even when they have knowledge that a certificate of confidentiality protected them as a participant in the research study (see also Business News). This underreporting has significant implications for the
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In Illinois, nearly 30 percent of teens are using tobacco products, with 28 percent of high school students and 11 percent of middle school students reporting use of some form of tobacco. Although the percentage of high school students who smoke cigarettes is declining, the use of other tobacco products,
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During National Drug Facts Week, a seven-day observance launched by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the NIH collaborates with MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation to honor teen musicians who created original music compositions that focus on personal experiences living around drugs. Three teen musicians, Daevion Caves, Jordan Atkins,
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According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, teens in the United States abuse prescription medications more than all illicit drugs combined, excluding marijuana. This alarming trend is often fueled by a misconception that prescription drugs are "safer" than illicit substances. As a result, many
