Back where it started: addiction on campus

Published May 3, 2012

Back where it started: addiction on campus

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

A 2010 report from the US Department of Health and Human Services found that young adults ages 18 to 25 have the highest rates of substance abuse disorders of any group in the country. Staying sober for recovering addicts is a daily battle on the …
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4-H Health Rocks!

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

“Each day in Texas, youth as young as 8 years of age from all economic backgrounds, race and ethnicity are exposed to the risks associated with substance abuse.” The team was established as a result of a National 4-H Council $ 60000 grant awarded to …
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Texas Man Who Led Anti-Violence Rally Accused Of Beating Son

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

Smith, who says he's been sober for a year, works as a chaplain to offer anti-drug abuse and no-violence messages. Smith's wife says her husband hurt the boy on March 28 during a discipline session with a belt. A police report said Smith told an …
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Start Up Hopes to Put Drug Test at Companies' Fingertips

Filed under: Texas Drug Abuse

The portable device, informally called the "IFP", detects drug use from the sweat in fingerprints. The company says heroin, cocaine and cannabis use can be detected in less than 10 minutes. One Texas-based company, Smart Start, specializes in alcohol …
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