Prescription Drug Misuse by High School Seniors
04/22/2010 – 8:36 am | No Comment

In a survey of 12,000 high school seniors, 12.3% said they had used opiate-based prescription drugs to get high and 8% had done so within the last year.  Drugs like hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone were used …

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National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents
02/24/2010 – 3:22 pm | No Comment
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’ s 14th annual teen survey continues the unique effort to track attitudes of teens and those, like parents, who influence them.
This year’s survey  indicated that teens who have …

CASA Report on Teenage Use of Tobacco & Drugs
12/17/2009 – 8:00 am | No Comment
CASA Report on Teenage Use of Tobacco & Drugs

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) has released its latest survey data centering on the question, “Why do some teenagers smoke, drink, and use illegal substances while others do …

Teen Viewing of Alcohol-Related Videos
10/20/2008 – 3:55 pm | No Comment

Recent data from a special study conducted by Nielsen Online, on behalf of ONDCP, which monitored the online viewing habits of teens in June 2008, reveal that today’s tech-savvy teens are exposed to dangerous, drug-related …