Birmingham Maple Clinic Reports Prescription Drug Abuse by Teens on the Rise

Birmingham Maple Clinic Reports Prescription Drug Abuse by Teens on the Rise

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Mental health professionals at the Birmingham Maple Clinic recently reported on a study by the Partnership at Drugfree.org, which found that prescription drug abuse among teens has risen 33% since 2008. Share on Twitter Share on … Birmingham Maple …
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Film tackles prescription drug abuse in teenagers

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APPLETON — A police officer discovered a seemingly unconscious Derek Endries, a Kiel High School senior portraying a prescription drug abuse victim, slumped in a snowbank after leaving a party earlier this month. In the scenario, Endries was rushed to …
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Brooke Mueller Prescription Drug Abuse – CelebTV

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… been placed in an “involuntary psych hold” at UCLA Medical Center, and that after she was released she cut off all contact and went off the grid. But now her rep says, “Despite reports to the contrary, Brooke is getting treatment for prescription …
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AM Alert: California lawmakers target prescription drug abuse

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There has already been a fair amount of attention in Sacramento to prescription drug abuse — earlier this year, grieving parents testified that the California Medical Board hasn't done enough to crack down on unscrupulous doctors who overprescribe.
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