Larceny, Drug Abuse Violations Increase at GV

Larceny, drug abuse violations increase at GV

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“Our crime statistics vary from year to year, however we do look at trends that are occurring in high schools, which may translate into what students carry over to college,” DeHaan said. One trend in high schools that he has seen is an increase in …
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Overall, Teen Drug Use Remains Steady in 2012

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(HealthDay News) – Overall, illicit drug use among U.S. teenagers was unchanged over the past year; however, from 2007–2012, there has been an increase in illicit drug use among 12th graders and an increase in the use of marijuana among 10th graders, …
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Silver tsunami of substance abuse

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''It's 20 years of like a revolving door,'' says the grandmother of four, whose experience is typical of an emerging crisis among older people who are turning to substance abuse in growing numbers. ''I'm in AA, I'm not drinking, something goes wrong …
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I want reliable statistics about street based sex workers and rates of drug abuse/ through care system- anyone know where I can find them? – by FlisMitchell (Flis Mitchell)

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National Inst. Drug Abuse – 2012 survey – teen overall trend is down but Marijuana up – http://t.co/n7EMQvtb – http://t.co/gl7cS7EC – by artieLquotes (chris)

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RT @TeenHealthGov: New from @NIDAnews – 25% abusing prescription drugs @ age 13 or under classified as addicted sometime in their life h … – by katannsky2 ( Jimmy Willis)