Report: Teens using prescription drugs
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Junior's been helping himself to Mother's little helper.
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Media & professional: The number of prescriptions for antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs given to children under 16 has more than quadrupled in the last decade.
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For years, medical experts and desperate parents with teens suffering from depression have argued over the risks of prescribing antidepressants to minors, 520,000 of whom attempt suicide each year.
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The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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Hispanic teenagers used illegal drugs at greater rates than white and black teenagers, according to a report released Monday by a White House drug control policy office.
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Just over 44 percent of Americans use at least one prescription drug, and nearly 17 percent take at least three, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released Thursday.
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Drug abuse experts say the arrest of Al Gore's son underscores the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among America's youth. College students use the stimulant Adderall, an attention deficit drug, to get a speedy high or pull all-nighters.
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It&#39;s not just a cliché, sex and drugs often do go together. A new survey finds teens link sexual activity with substance abuse. The study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse is basically sending out a warning to parents that if their ...
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A decade after the government began trying to ensure that prescription drugs used to treat children work and are safe, doctors still have scant information to guide them when they administer many medications to kids.
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By Shabina S. Khatri, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 10--Four years ago, curiosity about marijuana brought an Idaho teenager named Nick to a popular online drug encyclopedia.
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Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers said on Thursday.
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About 3.1 million Americans ages 12 to 25 -- about 5 percent of that age group -- have at some time used an over-the-counter cough and cold medication to get high, a U.S. government survey to be released on Thursday said.
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On the heels of reports since last May that have linked antidepressant medications to an increased risk of suicide among young users, pediatric prescriptions for the drugs have fallen 18 percent, new data finds.
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The prescription drug industry has grown enormously in the past few years, to the tune of an estimated $200 billion every year. Consumers and medical professionals have sharpened their criticism of the industry
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The latest US government survey of drug, cigarette and alcohol use among teens, Monitoring the Future (MTF), indicates a significant overall drop in illicit drug use.
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Adolescents who are victims of  bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers,  a Danish study shows.
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Fewer American youths are using marijuana, LSD and Ecstasy, but more are abusing prescription drugs, the government reported Thursday.