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You can search the NIDA for Teens Web site by typing a word or phrase into the Quicksearch box that appears at the top right of every page. The search feature produces a list of files that contain the word or phrase no matter where they appear in that file. If you wish to search for additional files by section (Facts on Drugs, Ask Dr. NIDA, etc.), you can perform section searches at the main Search page.

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