The number of people who have driven drunk or drugged is down, a new government survey said Thursday.
When their kids turn 12, parents are concerned about peers pressuring them to smoke cigarettes, drink and use drugs, but it turns out 12-year-olds are doing something else: getting high on inhalants.
More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says
More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year
Many of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers are turning to their parents or other adults for free alcohol
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report
About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday
CNN's Gary Tuchman looks at mall shooter Robert Hawkins' behavioral problems and possible red flags.
A college student embarks on a shooting spree, taking 32 lives. A teenager with an assault rifle opens fire on holiday shoppers in a department store in middle America. And, long before that, two youths turn the halls of their high school into a virtual abattoir, leaving some 13 dead before killing themselves.
Time.com: Becoming a Statisticupdated: Tue Sep 18 2007 18:00:00
As police and lawmakers continue the fight against substance abuse, researchers are working on new ways to gauge America's addictions
We're fighting a war that is inflicting even greater casualties than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and, incredibly, costing even more money. We're losing the War on Drugs, and we've been in retreat for three decades.
Kids who try to get high by sniffing glue, lighter fluid and other chemicals are more likely to be white and come from families that make more than double the poverty level, according to a federal study.
Inhalant use is on the rise among teenagers, with more than 2 million of them abusing these products at some point in their lives, said a report released Thursday.
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