Teenage Substance Abuse Part 1

Teenage Substance Abuse part 1 – John Knight, MD, is director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children’s Hospital Boston. He has served as a consultant to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. In this interview, he talks about underage drinking, how to recognize a substance abuse problem and how parents can help their children learn to drink responsibly.

Drug use among children growing concern

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GREEN BAY – The use of illegal drugs among children is a growing concern for area substance abuse treatment programs. On Friday, it became … And in Wisconsin, about 18 percent of teens surveyed – roughly 3,000 – admitted to misusing prescription drugs.
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Best Friends Influence When Teenagers Have First Drink

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It also supports the screening questions selected in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the American Academy of Pediatrics initiative to identify and help youth at risk for alcohol use, the researchers write. Kuperman, whose …
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Double Take: Teen stimulant use shockingly common

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He's claiming that this is not like drug abuse because he's doing it to help, not hurt himself, and everyone else is using stimulants so without them he's at a disadvantage. This is breathtaking for me. What are your thoughts and advice about this? Dr …
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