Relationships Can Lower Substance Use in Young People

Recovery elusive for repeat DWI offenders
The recent arrest of one of Vermont’s most notorious drunk drivers has many people scratching their heads.

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Governor creates task force for pill problem
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland hinted Friday that the state’s physicians need to enroll in a prescription drug database on their own or potentially face a mandate to do so.

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Relationships Can Lower Substance Use In Young People
A new study of young people in the two years after high school finds that those in romantic relationships are less likely than their peers to report heavy drinking and marijuana use. Researchers have known that marriage lowers the odds that people will get drunk frequently or smoke pot, said study lead author Charles Fleming, a research scientist at the University of Washington. The new findings …

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