Research tackles drug use, HIV in South African youth

Research tackles drug use, HIV in South African youth
( Penn State ) Drug use, risky sexual behavior and violence among South African youth may be reduced thanks to Penn State researchers, who will look at expanding a leisure education and life skills program to 56 South African high schools. The researchers, led by Linda Caldwell, professor of recreation, park, and tourism management, and Edward Smith, associate director of the Penn State …
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Faith-based center to treat moms with substance abuse
Mothers with substance abuse problems in the Webster Parish area will soon have a local faith-based facility that can help them.
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US teens smoke more marijuana than tobacco, says new survey
Marijuana use among American teens is up, but binge drinking is down, says a federal 2010 survey on drug use among teenagers. For the first time, marijuana use has passed cigarette use in the survey.
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