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• Report: Prescription drug overdose is America's latest epidemic

  A new study reveals that overdose deaths caused by prescription medications have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. more...

• Report: Physicians should track opioid-using patients better

  Prescription drug abuse has become more popular among problem teens in recent years. However, a new study reveals that far too many primary care doctors do not pay adequate attention to patients who are given these addictive substances. more...

• Study: Collaborative healthcare treatment can help opioid addicts

  A new report from Boston University (BU) researchers indicates that a collaborative-care approach can help opioid addicts recover from their condition. more...

• Mixed-gender friendships in early adolescence linked to substance abuse among girls

  New research indicates that girls who form close friendships with boys during early adolescence may be at risk of developing substance abuse problems. more...

• Researchers say exercise can help people stop craving, using marijuana

  A new study from Vanderbilt University researchers reveals that exercise can help people kick their cannabis habit. more...

• Marijuana use among teens can lead to psychotic symptoms, researchers find

  A new study reveals that problem teens who smoke marijuana are at risk of experiencing psychotic symptoms and developing mental problems later in life. more...

• Study: Rate of drug-using stroke patients spikes

  Although strokes among teenagers and young adults are rare, they do occur. The most notable case in recent history was Sheryl Wolfe, a teen beauty pageant champion from Hawaii who died from a stroke last spring. more...

• Abuse of over-the-counter drugs continues to rise among teens

  Teenagers no longer have to try and get illegal drugs in order to get high, as there has been an increase in the number of teens abusing over-the-counter medications, which often mimic the effects of narcotics. more...

• California lawmaker lobbies for salvia ban

  Millions of kids across the U.S. have viewed the much-publicized video footage of pop star Miley Cyrus allegedly smoking salvia, a mind-altering herb that is legal in California. more...

• Some teens use unprescribed Adderall to stay awake

  Addiction experts are concerned that young people are replacing caffeine with Adderall pills in an effort to accomplish more school work. more...

• Ohio mother faces charges for allegedly giving marijuana to her young children

  The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that an Ohio woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly giving marijuana to her three young children. The children are ages seven, four and one. more...

• Connecticut students send anti-drug message at rally

  Teenagers in a Connecticut town recently gathered for the more...

• Alabama city gathered thousands of dollars worth of prescription medication on Take Back day

  Law enforcement officials in an Alabama city recently revealed that more than $2,000 worth of prescription medications were collected during a drug disposal event last month. more...

• California county reports that drug and alcohol use has increased amongst its teenagers

  A recent report reveals an increasing rate of youth substance use in a California county. more...

• Three-fourths of overdose deaths in Georgia linked to prescription pills, study shows

  Recent data reveals that 75 percent of the overdose deaths in Georgia outside of the metro Atlanta area were caused by prescription drugs. more...

• Southern states have big turnout for Drug Take Back event

  Law enforcement officials in a Virginia county recently collected about 4,000 prescription pills as part of a national Drug Take Back weekend to keep unsafe medications away from children. more...

• Survey: Teen use of non-prescribed medication up 17 percent

  A new survey reveals that non-medical prescription drug use by teenagers spiked last year. more...