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Causes of Addiction: Joseph J. Plumeri to be Grand Marshal of the 67th Annual NYC Columbus Day Parade – PR Newswire (press release)

Joseph J. Plumeri to be Grand Marshal of the 67th Annual NYC Columbus Day Parade PR Newswire (press release) He currently serves on the boards of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Mount Sinai Medical Center, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Carnegie Hall and American Friends of the Churchill Museum in … and more »

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While figures for some kinds of drug use among teens have dropped slightly over the last several years, prescription drug abuse shows no signs of letting up. Supporting this abuse is the ease with which our young people can lay their hands on prescription drugs to abuse, particularly prescription pain relievers such as hydrocodone, often marketed as Vicodin.

A recent report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University shows that one-third of teens who know prescription drug abusers say that these kids get their drugs from home. Another third say they can get these drugs from a friend or classmate.

The annual survey of teen attitudes on substance abuse drew the conclusion that probably half of all prescription drugs being abused by teens are coming from someone’s home medicine chest.    Read more...

Addiction Rehab: Study sheds light on addiction
Nine out of ten adults who suffer from addiction started smoking, drinking or using other drugs before they were 18 years old, according to a new study from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.
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Addiction Rehab: 90 Percent of Addictions Start in High School
Nine out of 10 American addicts started smoking, drinking or using drugs before the age of 18 and one in four of those people become addicted to some sort of controlled substance, according to researchers from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.
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Addiction Rehab: Jonathan Rhys Meyers allegedly attempts suicide
LONDON, June 30 (UPI) — Irish-born actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was hospitalized this week after a suspected suicide attempt, Britain’s The Sun newspaper reported Thursday.
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Causes of Addiction: Programs May Curb Hepatitis C in Drug Users – Fox News

Programs May Curb Hepatitis C in Drug Users Fox News Studies have found that clean-needle programs do reduce needle-sharing, and they seem to curb drug users' risk of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The same appears true of programs that get addicts into treatment with opiate … and more »

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Causes of Addiction: Teen Substance Abuse Is Top U.S. Health Concern, Researchers Say – San Francisco Chronicle

Read more... Teen Substance Abuse Is Top U.S. Health Concern, Researchers Say San Francisco Chronicle Efforts in the past decade that curbed underage drinking and drug usage may be losing their effect, according to a study released today by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University in New York. While drug usage overall … and more »