How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development

Published December 13, 2012

How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development – Dr. Annette Bosworth discusses how alcohol and drugs change the adolescent brain affecting mood and memory.

South Africa: S Africans urged to refrain from alcohol, substance abuse

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Pretoria – As South Africans prepare for a well-deserved festive season break, the Department of Social Development has called upon all South Africans to refrain from alcohol and drug abuse during holiday festivities. "Government departments and other …
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Racial bias linked to substance abuse

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A new study finds a significant relationship between discrimination and chronic substance abuse, a particular concern in the black community where there are often more billboards and signs advertising alcoholic beverages, says Purdue University …
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Substance–abuse counselor accused in fatal DUI charged with murder

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The substance-abuse counselor accused of killing a Torrance man while driving drunk was charged with murder Tuesday and faces life in prison if convicted, prosecutors said. Sherri Wilkins, 51, was scheduled to be arraigned sometime Tuesday on felony …
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