Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …
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Surveys yet to show link between medical marijuana and teen drug abuse
As more states have joined the ranks, reported teen use has remained essentially flat in recent years. "We cannot draw a clean link between medical marijuana and shifting drug usage rates,'' said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National …
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Teens and Drugs — Statistics estimate 22.5 million Americans over age 12 use illegal drugs. The rates climb higher for teenagers. One in ten tens, ages 12 to 17 use drugs, and…

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