Reclaiming Futures: Helping Kids Caught in the Cycle of Drugs, Alcohol and Crime

Reclaiming Futures: Helping Kids Caught in the Cycle of Drugs, Alcohol and Crime – Nearly 2 million teenagers are arrested every year. Eighty percent test positive for drugs or alcohol, but the vast majority of juvenile justice systems neve…

Communities that Care | Seminar to focus on illegal drug trends among teens

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… youth who engage in drinking behavior at a young age are more likely to have addiction issues as adults. If we can help kids to make safer choices and delay drinking behavior until they are older, they will be less likely to have addiction issues …
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A brief history of young adult literature

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But once these books devolved into "single-problem novels" — divorce, drug abuse — teens grew tired of the formulaic stories. The 1980s welcomed in more genre fiction, like horror and adolescent high drama a la "Sweet Valley High," while the '90s …
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Conference at Western Connecticut State University on Epidemic of Addiction in …

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"We have organized this conference to spotlight the epidemic of addiction in today's youth as well as to present positive and sustainable paths to prevention and treatment," said Jamison Monroe Jr., CEO of Newport Academy, the primary sponsor of the …
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