Paula Riggs, M.D., on Adolescent Substance Abuse and Comorbidity

Paula Riggs, M.D., on Adolescent Substance Abuse and Comorbidity – Treating adolescent substance abusers for comorbid disorders like depression or ADHD can also help reduce substance use, said Paula Riggs, M.D., a professor …

Fears over drug use in primary schools

Filed under: adolescent drug abuse

A spokesman for Education Minister Martin Dixon, Ashley Gardiner, said the Government was serious about fighting drug abuse and that an overhaul of the drug education curriculum in Victoria was "world-leading". He said primary schools specifically were …
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Walpole Police Receive K Grant to Combat Underage Drinking

Filed under: adolescent drug abuse

It is important for all parents and guardians to remember, that one of the most significant predictive factors in determining future substance abuse problems for an adolescent is their age of onset. This is a time when an adolescent decides to initiate …
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