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Abuse of Inhalants and Prescription Drugs: Real Dangers for Teens
Although studies show that overall drug abuse among teens is down, three very dangerous substances show…
Methamphetamine: Toxic. Addictive. Devastating. Get the Facts!
Methamphetamine, also known as “meth” or “ice,” is a highly addictive and brain-altering stimulant drug. It…
Two Teen Health Dangers: Obesity and Drug Addiction
Researchers have discovered an amazing connection between how the brain is involved in obesity and drug…
Poison Vapors: The Truth About Inhalants
Inhalants are poisonous chemical vapors that can be misused to produce mind-altering effects, often with disastrous…
Teens, Drug Abuse, and AIDS: The Deadly Connection
According to a 2004 report from NIDA, behavior associated with drug abuse is now the single…
Drug Addiction Is a Disease: Why the Teen Brain Is Vulnerable
Today, as a result of research studies, clinical trials, and new ways to study the brain,…
Drug Facts: Heroin
What Is It? Heroin is an opiate, a kind of drug that’s culled from the seed…
Drug Facts: Inhalants
Inhalants Can Kill You can die the first time you try inhalants. There are a number…
Drug Facts: Nicotine
Cigarettes and other tobacco products are addictive and deadly. Here are the facts. Cigarettes Cigarette smoke…
Drug Facts: Prescription Drug Abuse
Caution: Central Control Problem The brain controls everything the body does. The spinal cord carries…
Drug Facts: Steroids
Looks Can Be Deceiving Steroids unquestionably work extremely well—no denying it,” says Dr. Harrison Pope of…
Drug Facts: Marijuana
Say good-bye to the myth that marijuana is a harmless drug. Check out these facts. THC…
