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2. CDC report finds teens are using drugs — often alone — to ...

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   Teens with marijuana or alcohol use problems say they turn to drugs because of a crushing need to relax and escape worries, according a new CDC report.

3. Teens in residential drug rehabs often don't get the most ...

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   Teens and drugs: Many residential rehab centers for young people don't offer the life-saving treatment buprenorphine, new research finds. ... "The risk of mortality is very high," said Dr. Nora ...

4. Substance abuse - Wikipedia

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   Of these, 27 million have high-risk drug use—otherwise known as recurrent drug use—causing harm to their health, causing psychological problems, and or causing social problems that put them at risk of those dangers. [2] [3] In 2015, substance use disorders resulted in 307,400 deaths, up from 165,000 deaths in 1990.

5. High doses of ADHD drugs linked to a greater risk of psychosis

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   Taking a high dose of ADHD drugs is linked to more than five times greater risk of developing psychosis or mania, according to a new study published Thursday in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

6. Youth smoking - Wikipedia

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   The Gateway Hypothesis proposes that drug use develops in stages, with early drug use consisting of drugs such as alcohol and tobacco and later dug use consisting of more illicit drug use. Nicotine use itself has been shown to be an early ‘gateway’ drug that increases risk for subsequent cocaine use. [38] [39]

7. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Wikipedia

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   It surveys students in grades 9–12 at their high schools. [2] [3] It is one of the major sources of information about these risk behaviors, and is used by federal agencies to track drug use, sexual behavior, and other risk behaviors. The YRBSS was created in 1990 [2] in order to monitor progress towards protecting youth from HIV infection.

8. CRAFFT Screening Test - Wikipedia

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   For drug use specifically, studies show that more than half of high school seniors have used an illegal drug of any kind and a fourth have used illegal drugs other than marijuana. [7] [8] In addition, more than two-thirds of high school seniors, half of sophomores, and a third of eighth graders have used alcohol in the past year. [8]

9. High-dose ADHD drugs linked to 81% higher psychosis risk ...

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   At high doses, prescription amphetamines, used to treat ADHD could increase a person’s risk of psychosis. Image credit: visualspace/Getty Images.