Monday, May 20, 2013

Drunk teen driver spared jail for mate's death

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Christopher Gordon was given a suspended sentence A teenage drunk driver whose friend died in a road crash at Glanville in Adelaide ha...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Hooked On Heroin: Young People Battle Addiction

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By ANDREW SULLIVAN It's a nightmare no parent wants to face: discovering that your child has fallen prey to the deadly pull o...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Steroids and teens: Young abusers ignore health risks

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By  Staten Island Advance Editorial  Steroids aren't just being abused in pro and college sports. It's estimated that the av...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Drug Abuse and HIV--How Are they Related?

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Drug abuse and addiction have been linked with HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic. Although injection drug use is well kno...
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Facts About Substance Abuse and Risky Sexual Behavior

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Adolescents and other young adults who use drugs and alcohol often take risks that endanger their health and the health of others. One o...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Bath Salts--A Dangerous Drug

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What Are Bath Salts? “Bath salts” are a new family of drugs containing one or more manmade chemicals related to cathinone, a...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Teen Drug Abuse Can Lead to Crime--Prostitution, Theft and Violence

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Criminality and Substance Abuse Linked Criminality and substance abuse have long been linked. Criminal acts can range from activi...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Inhalants--the how, what & why

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What are they? If you’ve ever come across a smelly marker, you’ve experienced an inhalant. They seem harmless, but they can actually...