Parent, Sibling Military Deployment Raises Drug Abuse Risk in Teens

Published January 24, 2013

Parent, Sibling Military Deployment Raises Drug Abuse Risk in Teens

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Study results showed that youth, whose parents or siblings were deployed, were at 14 percent higher risk of abusing drugs than other people. Researchers found that military deployment of parents or siblings increased both recent and lifetime use of … Read more on Medical Daily

State Must Address Prescription Drug Abuse

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Inspector General Patrick Maley's job is too look for waste in state government and look for ways to improve state government. He says one way to do both – and to save lives – is to change the way South Carolina fights prescription drug abuse. “In this … Read more on Patch.com

Sidney man admits drug, firearm crimes

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Those charges stem from an investigation in which Schlieker sold drugs to an undercover officer. Because of the … Larry Martinez, 53, has been charged with first-degree murder, a Class I or Class IA felony, and use of a weapon to commit a felony, a … Read more on Scottsbluff Star Herald