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No smoke, more danger

Images of young people using smokeless tobacco products. Creative Commons license. While teenagers across the nation have heard and embraced the “no smoking” message – smoking among teens has fallen more than 45 percent since 1997 – they don’t seem to equate the dangers of nicotine and other toxins with smokeless tobacco. About 20 percent [...]

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From CheckYourself.com – My XTreme Life

In the Section of the CheckYourself.com website, real teens share their stories, talking candidly about their drug and alcohol use and how they’ve ultimately gained awareness and made changes in their lives. What a Rush! Everyone told me that I should try it – that I would love it and it would give me such [...]

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Teen abuse of prescription drugs: get the sobering facts

According to research conducted by The Partnership at Drugfree.org (as well as other reputable national studies) as many as one in five teens say they have taken a prescription drug without having a prescription for it. This behavior cuts across geographic, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic boundaries. Read more of this disturbing trend by accessing Drugfree.org’s [...]

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