Teenage Substance Abuse part 1 – John Knight, MD, is director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children’s Hospital Boston. He has served as a consultant to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. In this interview, he talks about underage drinking, how to recognize a substance abuse problem and how parents can help their children learn to drink responsibly.

Cumberland Heights Rehab: Illicit Substance Abuse Rates Continue to Climb …

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Cumberland Heights, a Nashville-area alcohol and drug treatment facility with a renown adolescent program, often treats teens driven to drug and alcohol abuse by peer pressure and stressful school and home lives. "A troubling percentage of our …
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7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway. Families Anonymous, a worldwide 12-step self-help support group for relatives and friends concerned about and affected by substance abuse or behavioral problems of a loved …
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Aptos CHP reports five DUI arrests of young people over the weekend

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… Beverage Control to investigate who provided alcohol to him. "The CHP takes underage alcohol abuse seriously and will work with both the County … The CHP also runs a program called Right Turn in middle schools and conducts Drug Impairment …
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Communication can help prevent suicide, local doctor says

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Mental illness: More than 90 percent of people who kill themselves are suffering from one or more psychiatric disorders, in particular major depression, bipolar depression, drug or alcohol abuse, schizophrenia, PTSD, eating disorders and personality …
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