Tips on Talking to Teens About Drug Use

Tips on Talking to Teens About Drug Use – In the wake of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s annual report on teen alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, Dr. Wilson Compton offers tips on how physicians …

Study: Smoking Marijuana Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk

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However, some opponents claim marijuana is a "gateway drug" that leads to more drug use, and that pot's negative effects outweigh any potential medical benefits. The National Institute on Drug Abuse says marijuana has the potential to cause problems in …
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COLUMN: Teens not prepared for driving at 16

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We also know that the younger teens start to use alcohol, the more likely they are to develop an addiction, drop out of school, and face other serious health and financial issues. In fact, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, High School …
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Anti-HIV therapy appears to protect children's hearts – National Institutes of …

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For children who have had HIV-1 infection since birth, the combination drug therapies now used to treat HIV appear to protect against the heart damage seen before combination therapies were available, according to researchers in a National Institutes …
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