TEENAGERS and DRUGS

Published November 28, 2012

TEENAGERS AND DRUGS – A response to a question posed by a teenager for publication in his school newspaper.

Saudi Arabia to build 14 drug prevention centres

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper

The newspaper cited the country's deputy education minister, Nour al-Fayez, as saying that the centres will focus on drug prevention education, training and programmes. The centres will be tasked with preventing the spread of drug use among young …
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Schools fight Facebook

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper

But the pages have quickly turned into forums for abuse and harassment, with teens posting offensive photos, descriptions of sexual encounters, drug-use on campus and naming and shaming peers. The Weekend Herald found 55 schools in the Auckland and …
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