Teen Drug Abuse

Teen Drug Abuse –

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

It worked at first—the percentage of new prisoners convicted of a first-time low-level felony dropped to 5% by the end of 2012—but it's been climbing all year, and is back up to 6 percent. That's true of low-level felonies generally; F4 and F5 …
Read more on American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)

Durham/Middlefield Drug-Free Program Gets 5000 Grant

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

"The community has embraced strategies put in place over the first year: raising awareness and looking at policies around underage substance use is helping to keep our kids safe," Dean said. "We are looking forward to expanding our work in the …
Read more on Patch.com

Report: Child neglect a continuing problem in US

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

U.S. advisers endorsed on Thursday the broader use of a drug already used to treat advanced breast cancer that also appears to shrink early stage breast tumors. U.S. advisers endorsed on Thursday the broader use of a drug already used to treat advanced …
Read more on MyFox Austin

Methadone clinic draws fire at community meeting

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

Officials of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on hand at the meeting included Donald Hall, director of quality assurance for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, and Lisa Hadley, clinical director. Hadley told the audience …
Read more on Baltimore Sun