DETROIT - Smoking marijuana is becoming even more popular among US teens and they have cut down on cigarettes, binge drinking, and methamphetamine, according to a federal survey released yesterday.

There is a feeling of loss and hopelessness that exists as the parent watches their child slip away from them as a result of drug abuse. ...

Twelfth-graders had the highest likelihood of prescription drug abuse, at 26 percent. A 2009 study by USN, facilitated by Oesterman, found similar rates ...

A good way to join in the fight is to attend the Citizens Against Drug Abuse meeting that takes place the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at the Lewis ...

SARAH SCHMIDTsschmidt@parisbeacon.com

Twelfth-graders had the highest likelihood of prescription drug abuse, at 26 percent. A 2009 study by USN, facilitated by Oesterman, found similar rates ...

There is a feeling of loss and hopelessness that exists as the parent watches their child slip away from them as a result of drug abuse. ...

A good way to join in the fight is to attend the Citizens Against Drug Abuse meeting that takes place the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at the Lewis ...

According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nine million people in America under the age of 26 need help for substance abuse and ...

Nevertheless, officials say the case shows that an epidemic of prescription drug abuse isn't happening only in southern Ohio. Chief Deputy Steve Martin of ...

Prescription drug addiction is a growing problem in our country because many people don't take the abuse of prescription drugs as seriously as they should. ... Our caring, highly skilled staff will provide supervised detoxification from the prescription drug's harmful toxins, individual and group therapy to learn new behavior skills, and holistic therapies such as yoga, meditation and other therapies to heal the spirit and mind as well as the body. ...

The effects of serious prescription drug abuse include: Loss of control of bodily functions Tremors, spasmodic movements Apparent lack of self control Vomiting Collapse or unconsciousness Frightening, odd behavior ...

The National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009, showed that one in five U.S. high school students say they have taken a prescription drug such as OxyContin®, Percocet®, ...

Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States. According to statistics, an estimated 20 percent of Americans abuse prescription drugs. ... Residential treatment programs will provide supervised detoxification from the prescription drug's harmful toxins, individual and group therapy to learn new behavior skills, and holistic therapies such as yoga, meditation and equine therapies to heal the spirit and mind as well as the body. Prescription drug abuse ...

However, when your teenager consciously changes his behavior in such a way that you no longer recognize who he is, this should alert you to the possibility that he may be into prescription drug abuse. Your suspicion should be heightened ...