Teen substance abuse is the new 'normal,' school counselor says

Published April 22, 2014

Teen substance abuse is the new 'normal,' school counselor says
These days, Jason Lechner told the parents and students Thursday night, even star athletes and top-achieving students drink, smoke marijuana, abuse prescription painkillers or have tried heroin. "The one thing that I have truly learned," Lechner said … Read more on San Jose Mercury News

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Last year, Marvel did it themselves in a truly bizare paperback called Spider-Man Fights Substance Abuse, a title that makes it sound like Spider-Man himself is, well, fighting his own problem with substance abuse. It collects all the anti-drug PSA … Read more on ComicsAlliance

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