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Are Smartphones the New High?

Could there be a good side to constant smart phone use? Some experts think maybe. 

Smoking Weed as Teen Can Cause Health Issues Later

If you start smoking pot as a teenager, you might have to deal with a lot of health issues when you get older and probably for the rest of your life.

2 teens treated after ingesting marijuana-laced gummy candies at school

Two teenagers were treated by paramedics after ingesting marijuana-laced gummy candies at their Coconut Creek school.

Actor Zac Efron Reveals How Exercise Keeps Him Sober

The star battled very publicly with drug and alcohol issues and in 2013 went to rehab, and emerged sober.

Va. teen gets 7 years in prison

A Virginia teen was sentenced to seven years in prison for providing a morphine pill to a classmate at a party that was among a handful of drugs that led to her death. 

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How Steroids are a Dark Dangerous Path to the Elusive Six-pack Dream

Some turn to steroids hoping to get the perfect body. But “if given without proper medical guidance, diet and dosage, the steroids can cause serious damage to one’s liver, kidneys and metabolism,” a sports physiotherapist warns.

Study: Cocaine Can Ruin Your Smile

Being addicted to drugs causes tooth decay, new research confirms. 

Demi Lovato Celebrates Five Years of Sobriety

The singer took to Instagram and posted a personal message to her fans.

State of Addiction: 1 in 4 teens has used, abused prescription drugs, report says

(WESH 2 News, Feb. 2) One in four teens has used or abused a prescription drug in their life, and many of them start at a young age. Prescription drugs are the most commonly abused drugs by children ages 12 and 13.

Hospitalizations Among Teens for Opioid Poisonings Increase, Study Shows

(WKRN, Feb. 26) A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics revealed a scary reason why teens are ending up in the ER: overdoses from prescription and illicit drugs, specifically opioids and heroin.