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Minutes after classes let out on March 12, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department dispatcher received an urgent call: A male juvenile lay unconscious, just around the corner from Los Gatos High School. By the time fire trucks and EMTs arrived at the scene, the teen was awake but verbally and physically combative. Before being…

Substance abuse in the workplace is not a new development and has been around for decades. However, with the increase in drug availability, and shocking statistics being released each year, employers are starting to notice that drug use is a real problem. They are also beginning to ask themselves, “How prevalent is drug use in…

With the current emphasis on protecting your prescription drugs from teens and pre-teens, parents may be missing a bigger culprit. In the usual way teens push boundaries, explore and take risks, youngsters often turn to substances we don’t even think of as drugs. The rumors and information flies around the Internet or speeds through chat.…

The misuse of prescription pills among adolescents has been on the rise in New Jersey, and experts are speaking out about its link to heroin addiction. A special state task force is scheduled to address the problem at Daytop New Jersey, a drug treatment center for adolescents, in Mendham. Death from prescription drugs tripled between…

Listening to music, watching TV, late nights, sleeping in, and no homework … no wonder teenagers can’t wait until summer. The trouble with summer is that teens are more likely to try drugs during this time. A recent study found that during the summer months, teenagers are more likely to try alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana…

Irvington police officer Detective Kevin Johnson has been a member of the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force since 2006. Since that time, he has charged more teens and young adults not only for posession of marijuana and alcohol, but also for un-prescribed pills like Benzodiazepines—anti-anxiety medication—pain killers and sleep aids, such as Ambien. “It’s…

IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — Ninety percent of all addicted adults began using as teens, a substance abuse expert told an audience of 70 at the Ionia County Intermediate School District building. Parents and professionals from schools, hospitals, law enforcement, courts and treatment facilities across the county and the state attended a workshop on “Emerging Drug…

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Jun 20, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Representatives of Alberta’s energy and construction industries today announced their participation in a Drug and Alcohol Risk Reduction Pilot Project (DARRPP), a two-year initiative to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of comprehensive workplace alcohol and drug programs that will include random workplace testing. DARRPP is…

Heroin has become the deadly crest of a wave of addictive drug use in communities around the country. With addicts desperate for a cheaper high than prescription drugs or seeking a more powerful fix, experts are seeing heroin addiction treatment admissions, overdoses and fatalities rising in nearly every region, including areas where the drug has…

Teens are much more likely to try alcohol, cigarettes, and other drugs for the first time during the summer months, according to a new survey. Researchers found first-time use of these substances, as well as marijuana and hallucinogens, peaks during June and July, with thousands more youths trying them each day compared to other months.…