Acton-Boxborough School Officials Eye Student Drug, Alcohol Use

Acton-Boxborough school officials eye student drug, alcohol use

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Concerns about student drug and alcohol abuse – including the recent concert death of a high school graduate – have prompted the possibility of more school-sponsored Saturday night activities, junior year health classes, specialized training for …
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Pilot programs look to increase use of prescription drug monitoring databases

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Forty-nine states have laws creating a prescription drug monitoring program, and 43 have a system up and running. In most states, use of the database is voluntary. But by the start of 2013, at least five states will require physicians to consult the …
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Is Marijuana Addictive? (DEBATE)

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Marijuana ranked number one in a recent article on the top five most commonly abused prescription drugs used by post 50s. According to a 2011 report from The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 3 million adults older than 50 have illegally used the …
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