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Teen Crushed After Brother's Overdose

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

Teens Try to Keep Drugs Out of Teens' Hands

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

Staten Island Teens Attack Drug Addiction With Their Own Words

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

Alcohol And Drugs Cause Teens To Perform In School Badly

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

Tough Talk Steers Teens Away From Crime, Jail

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

Long-Term Marijuana Use Linked to Changes in Brain's Reward System

(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.

Today's Teens Smoke Less, Drink Less, And Have Sex Less Than Any Teens On Record

(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. 

Arrest Made in Connection with Teen’s Overdose Death

(NBC4, May 24) An 18-year-old man in Virginia was arrested and charged for dealing drugs in the wake of the overdose death of a teen girl.

County Report Reveals Marijuana Risks and Addiction Among Teens

(Moorpark Acorn, May 20) Multiple research that shows heavy and early use can be harmful.

More States Ban Kratom Supplement Over Addiction Worries

(Portland Press Herald, May 20) Kratom, sold as a plant-based herbal supplement used to treat chronic pain, is being banned in six states and possibly more.