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As Teen Use Rises, Study Finds Vaping Damages Lungs

While not as problematic as traditional tobacco use, vaping does increase the risk the of contracting respiratory diseases.

Prescription Opioid Overdoses As Likely In Teenagers As Adults, Study Finds

A new study found that among the 30,000 overdoses reported in 2016 for people ages 12-21, 30% of cases involved prescription opioids.

Study: You’re More Likely To Use Marijuana If Your Parents Did

Even if parents limited marijuana use to high school, their kids were more likely to later use cannabis than other groups.

Forget DARE, This Program Re-Imagines Youth Drug Education For The Internet Age

By empowering teenagers with honest information and reality-based tools, the Drug Policy Alliance is changing the conversation of drug education in America.

Young Marijuana Users Develop This In Their Brain

A brain protein associated with depression and Alzheimer's in young marijuana users has now also been linked to stress and anxiety.  

Study Links Adolescent Cannabis Use To Memory Loss

Researchers found that the higher the frequency adolescents used cannabis, the lower they scored on memory tests, inhibition control, and reasoning.

State Legalization Doesn’t Increase Youth Cannabis Use, Meta-Study Says

Cannabis advocates have said for years that establishing a taxed and regulated system is the best method for preventing marijuana from falling into the hands of teens.
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