Study Shows Prescription Drug Abuse in High Schools

Information, parents key to fighting drug abuse
We all need to re-evaluate and try to do a better job, Shelter Island Police Chief Read said of his department’s role in addressing Island substance abuse issues at a community forum on the subject held May 26 at the Center firehouse.

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Apathy in Belfast
Organizers of a drug awareness meeting Wednesday in Belfast were hoping for a larger turnout, especially after a study in 2009 showed Belfast children ranked higher in drug and alcohol consumption than others in the county.

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Study shows prescription drug abuse in high schools
At least one in 5 high school students in the United States have taken prescription drugs without the prescription. This is according to the 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

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