Warning Signs of Teenage Drug Addiction

Published February 23, 2013

Warning Signs of Teenage Drug Addiction –

High youth suicide rate in county merits national grant

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“Crawford County has been around the top 15 and top five (in youth suicides) in the state since I've been here, and that's been since 1996,” said Jodi Demo-Hodgins, director of the county's Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board. “That's why …
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YOUTH RESOURCES: '420' more than just a number

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 61 percent of people entering drug treatment programs younger than 15 reported marijuana as their primary drug of abuse. So what signs can adults watch for if they think a teenager is using marijuana?
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New police drug testing measures to include hair samples

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POLICE could be forced to submit to hair tests for signs of illicit drug use. Officers are already subject to random drug tests, via urine samples, under a policy introduced five years ago. But hair tests can uncover signs of drugs that have been used …
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