Drug Use of New Mexico Teens Exceeds Chicago, Detroit

Drug use of New Mexico teens exceeds Chicago, Detroit

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Daines encouraged parents to talk with their children about drugs; there is only so much prevention schools can do, she said. The officers educate students as often as they can, and many schools offer the popular Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R …
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Trying to kick the hardest fix

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Tackling smoking is made doubly difficult because it means prodding the Food and Drug Administration to move faster on more accurate product labeling, research and new product approvals while holding off the powerful lobbying efforts of big tobacco …
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In Afghanistan, Fathers Barter Daughters to Settle Drug Debts

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The last decade's government eradication has made the problem worse. Farmers … Mrs. Parwanta, who did not want her first name mentioned for safety reasons, has been working on drug prevention and education in Afghanistan for three years. One family …
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