Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness

Drug and alcohol abuse awareness – Trying to raise awareness about drug and alcohol abuse and it’s effects. Alcoholism and drug addiction is a serious condition with fatal outcomes. It is prev…

Discussing the dangers of synthetic drugs

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In today's modern and progressive society, kids (and adults) are smoking, snorting and injecting “designer drugs,” chemicals that mimic and magnify the effects of marijuana, cocaine and LSD. …. Sass said his use of synthetic drugs has changed his life.
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Health officer to study energy drink concerns

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New Brunswick Health Minister Ted Flemming has asked the province's chief medical officer of health to look into concerns about the adverse effects of energy drinks, particularly on children. Dr. Eilish Cleary will work with stakeholders on the issue …
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Study: Steroid use not viewed as big problem

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While 97 percent of respondents believe steroids cause negative health effects, just 19 percent think steroid use is a big problem among high school students. The survey of 1,002 adults was conducted by The Gallup Organization from Oct. 9 to … "The …
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