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Drugs and Young People

Drug abuse is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community and family in some way. Drug abuse in children and teenagers may pose a greater hazard than in older people. This is because their brains are not yet fully developed. As a result, the brains of young people may be more susceptible to drug abuse and addiction than adult brains.

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There are different types of treatment for drug abuse. But the best is to prevent drug abuse in the first place.

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Drugs: What You Should Know(Nemours Foundation)
Also available in Spanish
NIDA for Teens(National Institute on Drug Abuse)

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Overviews
- Dealing with Addiction(Nemours Foundation)
- Mind Over Matter(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Latest News
- Marijuana Is Option to Unpleasant Meds, Teens Say(04/24/2009, HealthDay)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Is Your Teen Using?: Signs and Symptoms of Substance Abuse(Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
- Signs of Drug Use(Drug Enforcement Administration)
Treatment
- What Is Substance Abuse Treatment? A Booklet for Families(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - Large PDF file
  Also available in Spanish
- When Your Child Needs Substance Abuse Treatment(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
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Prevention/Screening
- Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Drug Testing in Schools(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Parent's Guide to Preventing Teen Cough Medicine Abuse(Partnership for a Drug-Free America) - Links to PDF
  Also available in Spanish
- Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Should You Snoop?(Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
- Substance Abuse Prevention(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Talking to Your Child about Drugs(Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in Spanish
- Testing for Drugs of Abuse(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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Coping
- Getting Past the Fear(National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign)
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Specific Conditions
- Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse(Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in Spanish
- Legal but Lethal: The Danger of Abusing Over-the-Counter Drugs(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
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Related Issues
- Consequences of Drug Abuse(Drug Enforcement Administration)
- Get Smart About Drugs - What Kinds of Things Are Paraphernalia?(Drug Enforcement Administration)
- Mom and Dad Are Using Drugs(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Get Smart About Drugs - Can You Identify?(Drug Enforcement Administration)
- Visual Drug Glossary(Drug Enforcement Administration)
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Tutorials
- Get Smart About Drugs - Your Home(Drug Enforcement Administration)
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Videos
- D'cisions: Drugs + HIV, Learn the Link(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- How to Help If They're Using(Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
- Your Child: Advice by Age(Partnership for a Drug-Free America)
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Games
- Does Your Friend Have a Drug Problem?(National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign)
- Sara's Quest(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Substance-Related Disorders(National Institutes of Health)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Summaries for patients. Preventing tobacco use and related diseases in...
- Article: Triple-combination pharmacotherapy for medically ill smokers: a randomized trial.
- Article: Association of nicotine addiction and nicotine's actions with separate cingulate...
- Drugs and Young People -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Drugs - Glossary of Terms(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade(Office of National Drug Control Policy)
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Directories
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
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Organizations
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Statistics
- Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- High School and Youth Trends(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Misuse of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications among Persons Aged 12 to 25(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - Links to PDF
- Monitoring the Future Survey, Overview of Findings 2007(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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Children
- What You Need to Know about Drugs(Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in Spanish
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Teenagers
- Heads Up: Real News about Drugs and Your Body(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - Large PDF file
- I Think I May Have a Drinking/Drug Problem. What Should I Do?(Nemours Foundation)
- NIDA for Teens(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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