Smart Public Policies Can Reduce Drug Abuse Deaths — David L. Nordstrom

Smart public policies can reduce drug abuse deaths — David L. Nordstrom
As analysis of 10 years of Wisconsin death records by me and my colleagues has shown, drug poisoning as a cause of death typically strikes young adults. The average age for death related to narcotics or other drugs is only 43. But statewide total …
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Heroin gains a deadly foothold in Vermont
The state exudes a low-stress, outdoors-friendly quality of life, but teenagers and young adults ranked No. 1 in the nation in the use of illicit drugs in a federal survey from 2011 and 2012. “Being in the middle of nowhere with nothing in your …
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Ohio Parents Encouraged to “Have the Talk” About Substance Abuse
"Parents who set their expectations around substance abuse and drinking alcohol, and set the boundaries, those children are much more likely to succeed,” she explains. “And most young people want to please their parents. So, parents are powerful people …
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Drug Abuse – Young Adults Bust the Myths – For an assignment for a course offered at Sober College through Woodbury University, a student interviewed his peers and staff about the stereotypes of drug …