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NY plus K2 equals Zombies
John Bathen | 15 July

Brooklyn, NY streets looked like a scene from an episode of The Walking Dead, people passing out, twitching in the

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“The Evil and Corroding Thread”
John Bathen | 8 July

Fear touches every aspect of our lives. As the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous states, it is the evil and

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ADHD Medication Use Early In Life Leads to Problems
John Bathen | 1 July

People who took medications such as Ritalin and Adderall to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence are at

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Overweight Young Girls Likely to Use Substances Early
John Bathen | 30 June

Physical and mental characteristics in childhood have often been linked to substance abuse later in life. Most recently, obesity in

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Prediction of Heavy Alcohol Use
John Bathen | 29 June

New research finds that we may be able to predict which adolescents and teenagers will become heavy alcohol consumers, according

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Opioid Use Disorders Doubled in Last Ten Years
John Bathen | 28 June

A study conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) and published in the Journal of Clinical

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Parenting Techniques Influence Teenage Alcohol Consumption
John Bathen | 27 June

Children that act impulsively are often labeled as problem children that will likely continue with their impulsiveness later in life,

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Substance Use in Middle School Leads to High School Problems
John Bathen | 24 June

Youths that begin drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana in middle school are likely to have mental health problems and academic

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Teens Do Not Consider Molly Ecstasy
John Bathen | 23 June

Although many nationwide surveys claim that ecstasy use in adolescents is decreasing, that may not be the case. This is

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College Students Have Alcohol Identities on Social Media
John Bathen | 22 June

College students posting on social media sites about their alcohol use may have alcohol-related problems, according to a study published

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