For Teens, Two Kinds of Cocaine Are Not the Same

For teens, two kinds of cocaine are not the same
“Powder cocaine and crack are commonly collapsed into a single 'cocaine use' category in research, despite different contexts of use, reasons for use, and rates of dependence, and adverse outcomes associated with use,” says Danielle Ompad, a faculty …
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1 in 6 unemployed are substance abusers
NEW YORK – About 1 in 6 unemployed workers are addicted to alcohol or drugs – almost twice the rate for full-time workers, according to the government's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The survey shows that 17 percent of unemployed workers had …
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Popping pills for stress ills: a deadly match made in college campus heaven
Of the deaths caused by drugs amongst young people, 45 percent are caused by prescription drugs versus the 39 percent caused by street drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and others. Also, according to Oregon State University Student Health …
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