Let the Elderly Have Their Weed!
On February 18, 2014, Reason TV released a short documentary, "How Medical Pot Is Helping Seniors Get Off (Prescription) Drugs. … The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has a monopoly on the legal supply of marijuana for research purposes.
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Meth movie pulls no punches, airs at Wilma, on HBO
Yates, who made HBO's 2003 "Crank: Made in America," one of the first documentaries about rural meth use, fully supports the Montana Meth Project's goals, calling billionaire Thomas Siebel's anti-drug push "a fantastic educational campaign against meth.".
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Benefits Street's Fungi 'deserves everything he gets', say family
He was seen in Cardiff begging passers-by for change, and claiming he had been 'exploited' by the makers of the documentary series, who 'made their money out of me'. Fungi said that he … Fungi, an alcoholic, lived in a taxpayer-funded home on James …
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'9 Percent of Those Who Use Cannabis Become Dependent' Is Based on Drug …
By "they" he is likely referring to the establishment, headed up by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the federal drug abuse research institute, and related federal agencies. This figure for cannabis dependence prevalence has been around for …
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Carol Costa: Facing Down the Opioid Abuse Monster
The monster is drug and opioid abuse. But how? Education, policy, advocacy or everything we can muster? Opioids are a class of drugs designed to relieve pain. Remember, pain comes in many forms. According to a study by the National Institute on Drug …
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Coalition had many supporters in teaching dangers of drug use
National Drug Facts Week is a weeklong health observance, organized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and for the past four years, our coalition has brought NDFW activities to Galveston County. kAmv2=G6DE@? r@F?EJ r@>>F?:EJ r@2=:E:@?
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Question by Rachel♥: Interesting Facts on “changing someones life”?
I didnt really know how to word my question, but i found this on a myspace profile:
[5,388] youths are arrested.
[4,219] teenagers got an std.
[3,610] teens are assaulted.
[80] are raped.
[2,861] teens drop out of school.
[1,377] teenagers become mothers.
[1,106] teenage girls get an abortion.
[1,000] adolescents began drinking alcohol.
[500] adolescents began using drugs.
[420] children are arrested for drug use.
[6] commit suicide…
in one day.
lets make somes life a change

Can you tell me anymore facts like the ones above? thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by ThaTaz
I always doubt the kind of “facts” that you posted since there is no source. I’ve seen “facts” like that that has spread all over the internet, blogs, forums, groups, mail and so on. With no source it might as well be something that someone made up, in many cases it is, all with a good intent of course. Searching the facts you posted with Google I found them on 6 360 pages. I’ve looked through some of them (picking them randomly) and I can’t find anyone that posts a source. The list also changes from list to list sometimes there is more on the list, sometimes it’s children not teenagers and so on. It’s sad really, if the list is real and factual then it loses credibility because it lacks a source.

This site lists different statistics about teenagers and they list the sources too:
http://www.soundvision.com/Info/teens/stat.asp

This page has a list of articles about teens and alcohol and drug abuse:
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/teens/Teens_and_Substance_Abuse.htm

RIA helps shatter myths about prescription, OTC drugs
National Drug Facts Week aims to “Shatter the Myths” teens may hold about drug use and abuse — and research by scientists at UB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) supports that message. Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), …
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House approval fuels pot debate: Hassan counters supporters with substance …
Peter Bixby, D-Dover, voted in favor of the bill, saying one of the main things that motivated him to become sympathetic to the cause was the fact that families are hurt when long sentences are doled out to people who use the drug on a recreational basis.
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National 4-H Council Hosts Youth Summit to Celebrate National Drug Facts Week
CHEVY CHASE, Md., Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, in celebration of National Drug Facts Week, National 4-H Council will host the Health Rocks! Youth Ambassador Summit in partnership with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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Clive Thompson says the digital age is making us smarter and the kids are …
Newspapers are constantly filled with frightening accounts of pornography addiction and of aggression supposedly caused by violent video games, particularly now that Grand Theft Auto V has hit the shelves. But even when these accounts touch on real …
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National Drug Facts Week being observed Jan. 27-Feb. 2
National Drug Facts Week was started in 2010 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to counteract the myths teens get from the internet, TV, movies, music or from friends about drug abuse and addiction and to stimulate events in communities so …
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RIA helps shatter myths on prescription and OTC drugs
University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. — National Drug Facts Week aims to “Shatter the Myths” teens may hold about drug use and abuse — and research by scientists at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) supports that message.
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Help for addicted teens
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released information on available resources to help addicted teens as well as identify those teens at risk for substance abuse. Teens present with unique circumstances and needs when it comes to treatment …
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Boy Writes Parent Coach for Help With Video Game Addiction
Hi, I am a boy that is really troubled. First of all, I am addicted to video games, I feel like without them I feel sad. My parents argue a lot and they both complain to me about each other and I just feel annoyed and I just want to play video games …
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Family warns teens to steer clear of synthetic drug Spice as they mourn dead son
The National Institute on Drug Abuse says Spice is sold under many names, including fake weed, K2, Yucatan Fire, Moon Rocks and Skunk. RELATED: FEWER TEENS USING SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA: STUDY. And though the packages are labeled "not for …
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