Dramatic Rise in Substance Abuse in America – Teen Drug Use Number One Health Problem

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Talking to students about prescription drug abuse in Lincoln Co.

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That staggering statistic alone illustrates the battle that we are facing with opiate-based drugs. It is critical that students understand how incredibly addictive these substances can be if they head down the destructive path of drug abuse …
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Panelists focus on substance abuse

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… a counselor and a former addict had to say about substance abuse in Carteret County. The Carteret County Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force and the Coastal Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention presented the event. About 50 people attended.
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As Mexico's traffickers ship drugs north, they leave addicts in their wake

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Illegal drug use in Mexico – still well below levels in the United States – rose 87 percent between 2002 and 2011, according to the latest national survey of addictions. In the survey, 1.5 percent of respondents reported having consumed illegal …
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