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DEA Heads First-Ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Source: U.S. Department of Justice | Posted on September 3, 2010

On September 25, 2010, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at sites established throughout the country. 

On September 25, 2010, DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at sites established throughout the country. 

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Summer Before College Top Time for Teen Drinking

Source: Working Health Remedies | Posted on September 3, 2010

Students test their boundaries and spend time at parties with friends before leaving for college; they also overestimate how much drinking takes place on college campuses.

Students test their boundaries and spend time at parties with friends before leaving for college; they also overestimate how much drinking takes place on college campuses.

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Parents, Do You Know What These Texts Mean?

Source: CNN | Posted on September 3, 2010

Ryan Jones created noslang.com in 2005, and as more readers have submitted terms related to drugs and sex, what started out as a fun little lexicon of innocuous shortcuts has become a valuable educational tool for parents to learn about what their children are up to.

Ryan Jones created noslang.com in 2005, and as more readers have submitted terms related to drugs and sex, what started out as a fun little lexicon of innocuous shortcuts has become a valuable educational tool for parents to learn about what their children are up to.

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Heavy Drug-Use Among Bad Boys can be Curbed by Parents and Peers

Source: Medical News Today | Posted on August 18, 2010

Aggressive and hyperactive boys with low parental monitoring are more likely to befriend deviant peers and become heavy drug users as teens, according to a new study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors.

Aggressive and hyperactive boys with low parental monitoring are more likely to befriend deviant peers and become heavy drug users as teens, according to a new study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors.

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Disadvantaged Adolescents Prone to Adult Crime and Substance Abuse Problems, Study Finds

Source: Science Daily | Posted on August 18, 2010

A new article published in a forthcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry concludes that early intervention among young adolescents with delinquency problems may help prevent the development of long-term crime, alcohol use disorders (AUDs), and risky sex behaviors, especially among disadvantaged youth.

A new article published in a forthcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry concludes that early intervention among young adolescents with delinquency problems may help prevent the development of long-term crime, alcohol use disorders (AUDs), and risky sex behaviors, especially among disadvantaged youth.

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Boy George Questions Gaga’s Occasional Drug Use

Source: CNN | Posted on August 12, 2010

Former “Culture Club” performer Boy George has been popping over to PaperMag.com to blog “from time to time” (from his bed in London, no less), and the artist has recently questioned just how frequently Lady Gaga uses cocaine.

Former “Culture Club” performer Boy George has been popping over to PaperMag.com to blog “from time to time” (from his bed in London, no less), and the artist has recently questioned just how frequently Lady Gaga uses cocaine.

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Many Parents Fret Over Time Kids Spend on Phones, Computers

Source: Health.com | Posted on August 12, 2010

A Kaiser Family Foundation study released earlier this year found that young people (aged 8 to 18) spend an average of 53 hours a week using electronic media.  One way for parents to break through the media noise is to use electronic devices to connect with their teens to begin and maintain… continue reading »

A Kaiser Family Foundation study released earlier this year found that young people (aged 8 to 18) spend an average of 53 hours a week using electronic media.  One way for parents to break through the media noise is to use electronic devices to connect with their teens to begin and maintain a dialogue about avoiding risky behaviors.

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