Study: Teen girls more vulnerable to drug, alcohol use

Published August 14, 2010

Study: Teen girls more vulnerable to drug, alcohol use
COSHOCTON –Tyra Hixon sees more teen boys in Coshocton Behavioral Health Choices than teen girls.
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Alcohol taxes can reduce death rates among chronic heavy drinkers
( Burness Communications ) Adjusting the alcohol tax in Florida to account for inflation since 1983 would prevent 600 to 800 deaths each year in that state from diseases caused by chronic heavy alcohol use, according to a new study from the University of Florida. The Florida legislature last increased alcohol taxes in 1983.
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Many Parents Fret Over Time Kids Spend on Phones, Computers
Survey sponsors urge parents to use media to communicate with teens.
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