Survey: E-cigs surpass regular cigs in teen use (Update 2)
Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government's annual drug use survey finds.
Dec 16, 2014
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Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government's annual drug use survey finds.
Dec 16, 2014
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When it comes to measuring teen smoking trends, many public health agencies rely too heavily on reports of monthly cigarette use, a broad statistic that makes it difficult to draw conclusions about current habits and historical ...
Dec 11, 2014
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The United States is undergoing a drastic change in marijuana policy. Two states legalized recreational use for adults in 2012, and next week, citizens of Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia will vote for or against ...
Oct 31, 2014
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For decades, research has generally focused on individual, family and peer factors to explain illicit drug use, neglecting neighborhood factors as a cause. While the scant previous research on neighborhood factors and illicit ...
Oct 2, 2014
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Growing public support for marijuana legalization in the U.S. has led to public debate about whether marijuana is "safer" than other substances, such as alcohol. In January, President Obama also publicly stated he is not ...
Sep 2, 2014
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If you thought trying to get a groggy teenager out of bed in time for school each morning was your own private struggle, you thought wrong.
Aug 26, 2014
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While cigarette use is declining precipitously among youth, evidence indicates that American adolescents are turning to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products, such as hookahs, cigars, and various smokeless tobacco ...
Jul 7, 2014
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Ecstasy, also known by its chemical abbreviation MDMA, is an illicit drug that is commonly taken at nightclubs and dance parties. Ecstasy's street names include: "Molly" (U.S.), "Mandy" (U.K.), "E," and "X." Although not ...
Jun 24, 2014
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Teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke marijuana may be at increased risk for unsafe driving, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Apr 28, 2014
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The percentage of high-schoolers who see great risk from being regular marijuana users has dropped dramatically in the past 10 years, according to this year's Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey, which measures drug use and ...
Dec 19, 2013
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