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Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2014

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), April 17, 2015 Tobacco use and addiction most often begin during youth and young adulthood. Youth use of tobacco in any form is

The Cost is Too High: Marijuana Affects Learning

The Barrington Adult Youth Team Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Poster) – Marijuana impairs a young person’s ability to concentrate and retain information. – Marijuana use is linked to poor grades and

The Cost is Too High: Marijuana Affects Driving

The Barrington Adult Youth Team Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Poster) – Marijuana causes reduced attention, reaction time and impaired ability to track objects. – Drivers who use marijuana are

The Cost is Too High: Marijuana is Addictive

The Barrington Adult Youth Team Against Alcohol and Drug Use (Poster) – About 1 in 6 people who start smoking marijuana in their teens will become addicted. – Marijuana is the

Levels of Chemicals in Some E-Cigarette Flavors Surpass Recommended Limits

Join Together, April 16, 2015 This article discusses excessive chemical limits in some

Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMSHA) Prescription drug misuse and abuse is a complex problem, affecting individuals of all ages and in all communities across the country and its

Children Who Sip Alcohol More Likely to Become Teens Who Get Drunk: Study Children Who Sip Alcohol More Likely to Become Teens Who Get Drunk: Study

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, April 2nd, 2015 Children who are allowed to sip alcohol are more likely to drink by the time they reach ninth grade, a new study finds. Researchers

Prescription Drug Overdose

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, April 3rd 2015 Sometimes, the prescription becomes the problem. Each day, 44 people die from prescription opioid overdose. It’s time we all get

E-Cigarettes: Behind the Marketing

Scholastic, 2015 You may have noticed that marketing for e-cigarettes seems to be more common than advertising for tobacco cigarettes. That’s because many types of ads for tobacco products are

Impact of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program on Suicide Mortality

American Journal of Public Health, March 19, 2015 Objectives: We examined whether a reduction in youth suicide mortality occurred between 2007 and 2010 that could reasonably be attributed to Garrett