One in ten teens using "study drugs," but parents aren't paying attention

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As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide may be tempted to use a “study drug” – a prescription stimulant or amphetamine – to gain an academic edge. But a new University of Michigan poll shows only one in 100 … Study drugs refer to …
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Pasco officials lament Scott's veto of homeless facility, STEM academy

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Scott slashed several other proposed projects in Pasco, including $ 1 million to continue the Pasco County Drug Initiative, which provides prevention, intervention and treatment efforts, particularly geared toward the prescription drug epidemic. Scott …
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Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong

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Now, Sheff's newest book, Clean, goes beyond the story of one family to tackle nothing less than the entire subject of addiction in the U.S.—cause, prevention, treatment—with a goal, he says, of “ending America's greatest tragedy. …. up with the …
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Charlie Sheen's ex-wife's drug abuse probed

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Brooke, 35, is currently being treated in the Betty Ford Clinic for her 20th stay in rehab and her drug addiction will be thoroughly investigated ahead of the June 4 hearing which will determine who will have care of the twins for the next six months …
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