Teenage Drug Abuse: Why Adolescents Turn to Drugs

Published January 7, 2013

Teenage Drug Abuse: Why adolescents turn to drugs – www.eFamilyCounselor.com Davee Chandler MSW, LCSW shares the surprising reason why teens turn to drugs and what you can do to help them.

Alicia Clouse, Florida Teen, Opens Up About Prescription Drug Addiction (VIDEO)

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According to The Partnership For A Drug-Free America, one in six US teens has admitted to using a prescription drug to alter their mood or get high. "I was looking at other people and seeking that happiness I saw when they were high," Clouse told ABC …
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Scientology Volunteers Helping Stem Tampa Bay's Teen Prescription Drug …

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Committed to helping teens avoid the tragedy of substance abuse, Scientologist Julieta Gil Santagostino of Clearwater, Florida, leads a corps of more than 30 Tampa Bay area volunteers. They use the Truth About Drugs, a program supported by the Church …
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Survey of Teen Drug Use Released

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) released its revised 2012 survey, "Monitoring the Future," which questioned 46,733 students in the 8th, 10th and 12th grades about their drug use. For the first time, the survey also includes "bath salts," a …
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