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Drug Facts For Young People is an English-language magazine published annually by Regional Maple Leaf Communications Inc. [1] It was first published in 1986 and is aimed at young teens. [2] Drug Facts For Young People focuses on making young people aware of their own values, the influences of their peers and role models, and encourages them to ...
Doctors are sending out a warning after children as young as 10 years old are using drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.. Ozempic is an FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 ...
Drug education is the planned provision of information, guidelines, resources, and skills relevant to living in a world where psychoactive substances are widely available and commonly used for a variety of both medical and non-medical purposes, some of which may lead to harms such as overdose, injury, infectious disease (such as HIV or hepatitis C), or addiction.
The selection and use of essential medicines: report of the WHO Expert Committee, 2017 (including the 20th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the 6th Model List of Essential Medicines for Children). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl: 10665/259481. ISBN 978-92-4-121015-7. ISSN 0512-3054. WHO technical report series; no. 1006.
Drawing on research in Kenya, Cottrell-Boyce argues that "drug use amongst street children is primarily functional—dulling the senses against the hardships of life on the street—but can also provide a link to the support structure of the 'street family' peer group as a potent symbol of shared experience."
Youth Off The Streets’ Dunlea Alcohol and Other Drugs Youth Service aims to help young people in Western Sydney aged 13 to 19 take control of their drug use. [20] The program works with young people and their families and aspires to help them break the cycle of drug misuse, set personal goals and build the foundations for a healthy life. [20]
Gina’s story is a horrifying study in how police, prosecutors and judges fail to protect troubled kids who are lured into drugs and prostitution, treating them as juvenile delinquents – and ...
According to their data, use of alcohol and other drugs is very common in Western societies. For example, 18% of the young adults between the ages of 12–14 years old in the US have indulged in binge drinking. According to quantities in 2006, 73% of 16-year-old US students were reported having used alcohol; In Northern Europe, this is 90%.