The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers ways to reduce “robotripping,’’ which involves taking more than 25 times the recommended dose of a cold medicine and is mainly associated with teenagers. Learn more about this dangerous practice.
Commenting upon the recent increase in teen substance abuse, “These results are a wake-up call to the nation,” said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. “Our strategies of the past appear to have stalled out with generation ‘next.’ Parents and caregivers, teachers, coaches, faith and community leaders, must find credible new ways to communicate with our youth [...]
Although teen smoking rates dropped in the past decade, they have stalled in recent years, which means increased tobacco prevention efforts are needed, a new U.S. government study shows.
A document produced by local, state and federal law enforcement officials in California’s Central Valley says that California’s 2009 marijuana harvest alone surpassed the annual estimated harvest of nearly 32,000 tons in Mexico. It put overall U.S. marijuana production at 76,380 tons. Learn more about this startling statistic.
A new Geisinger study begins to unlock the puzzle of painkiller (opioid) addiction why some people are more likely to become addicted than others. Learn more….
Codeine cough syrup plus soda is all the rage, and the federal government is now weighing new regulations of over-the-counter medications that contain dextromethorphan, the nonprescription cough syrup ingredient used to achieve a euphoric high. Learn more….
The proportion of all substance abuse treatment admissions of those age 12 and older involving abuse of prescription pain relievers rose by over 400 percent from 2.2 percent in 1998 to 9.8 percent in 2008, according to a new study from SAMHSA.
Brief therapy that helps teens explore their personalities, including strengths and difficulties, is shown to reduce binge drinking. Using teacher therapists to identify problem personality traits in teenagers and help them understand their behavior could be the key to them stopping binge drinking and taking drugs. Learn more about this study in England.
A distressingly high number of ER visits involve attempted teen suicide and drugs, and young women represent 75% of those cases. You can learn more about this deadly combination in this important report.
As teens are learning how to drive and getting their first few years of experience on the road, many of them are also exploring the perceived benefits of illegal drugs. Is it any wonder that the two may become combined? The result is a drugged driver on the road who is not only under the [...]
