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(Medical Xpress) Why do teens reject the use of marijuana?  According to a new study by researchers from Rutgers University–Camden and the University of Pennsylvania, there are several factors:  attributes of their peer group, how they let their friends know who they are, and how they perceive and communicate about drug users.

(CBS Denver, July 2) A Colorado high school group created a video for the Colorado Meth Project that's received more than 10,000 views online.

(The Reflector, June 26) A teen who overdosed in North Carolina had Xanax, oxymorphone and other substances in his system.

(Courier-Journal, June 25) 16-year-old Callie Hughes found her older brother dead on his bed from a heroin overdose. 

(WTOV, June 23) An Ohio program is having young people help their peers stay off drugs and alcohol.

(SI Live, June 20) A group of high school students in Staten Island are using their own words to perform theater about drugs.

(Parent Herald, June 15) A new shows that teens who drink and do drugs perform worse in school than those who don't.

(Reflector.com, June 12) \"It will only take one bad choice to change the rest of your life forever.\"

(Live Science, June 10) People who use marijuana for many years tend to react more favorably to pictures of marijuana than of other things they also prefer, such as their favorite food.

(Vox, June 9) A new report released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention show that teens are using fewer drugs than in the past.