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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The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain
02/08/2010 – 4:04 pm | No Comment
The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain

The Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah has developed a website dedicated to the science of addiction and the brain. Using this fun, informative, and interactive website, students and adults get an …

A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Brain
04/13/2009 – 9:06 am | No Comment
A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Brain

The Partnership for a Drug Free America released a digital, science-based resource for parents that helps explain the adolescent brain and offers tips for helping parents help teens make good decisions.
“A Parent’s Guide to the …