How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development


 

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

 

Rodeo raises K to fight substance abuse

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The rodeo, which draws more and more people each year, helped raise more than $ 20,000 for the Gallatin-based Sumner County Anti-Drug Coalition, which aims to eliminate youth substance abuse, agency Executive Director Kelly Hennessy-Pierce said.
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New law to strengthen efforts to combat prescription drug abuse

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Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation on June 19 that will strengthen and improve the N.C. Controlled Substances Reporting System and make it a more useful tool to identify individuals who might be abusing or misusing prescription medications, refer them …
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Cory Monteith: A Look Back At Late Actor's Past Drug Abuse & Rehab Stints

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The cause of Cory Monteith's death is still not known, an autopsy on the actor is scheduled for today, but over the years the “Glee” star opened up about his past drug use and time spent in rehab. During the junket for 2011's “Glee: The 3D Concert …
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Combating prescription drug abuse in Loudoun

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The Stop Tampering with Prescription Drugs Act will prohibit the FDA from approving prescription pain killers that do not have "tamper proof" technology. In 2010, Oxycotin voluntarily introduced a new formulation that would deter abuse or manipulation.
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