State of MiND: Substance Abuse

Published December 7, 2013

State of MiND: Substance Abuse – Pay close attention. 1 in 2 of us are addicted to drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. State of MiND: Substance Abuse explores the prevalence of substance abuse in…

Soapbox: Take the time to help stop prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

Former Fort Collins residents Dave and Dawn Fosket know these statistics all too well. They lost their son, Mike, on Aug. 2, 2012. Unfortunately, deaths like his are not uncommon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls prescription drug …
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Coalition leader: Some Midlanders don't want to admit extent of youth drug …

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

She presented some statistics regarding substance abuse in the county based on figures from the Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth, an online survey of students in grades 7, 9 and 11 conducted most recently in 2011. Heronema said a statistic of …
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Cannabis and Other Drugs Should Be Made Legal?

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

Statistics show that in the UK alone: “over 2 million” of the population smoke cannabis, nearly “half a million” take ecstasy or MDMA each weekend, there are more than “one million” habitual users of cocaine, and around “half a million” are addicted to …
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