Teens and Drugs

Published January 28, 2014

Teens and Drugs – Statistics estimate 22.5 million Americans over age 12 use illegal drugs. The rates climb higher for teenagers. One in ten tens, ages 12 to 17 use drugs, and…

Legislation to address growing heroin use making progress to becoming law

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Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, who co-authored the bill to allow trained first responders to administer Narcan, a drug that counters the effects of a heroin overdose. Legislators expect the vote in the state Senate to be similar when the bills come to the …
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Strawberry wants to help others with new center

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It offers a 28-day residential treatment program that can treat up to 60 patients at a time for addiction and substance abuse. It also has a program to help athletes address post-playing issues, as well as anyone suffering long-term effects concussions …
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FDA approval of revolutionary two-drug combo to treat advanced melanoma

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BRAF-inhibitor resistance has long been a problem in the melanoma field, but Moffitt researchers found that using two inhibitors to block different growth pathways during treatment prevented resistance in patients with this mutation. "A clinical …
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