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Teen Girl Dies at Rave; Probe Promised
(CBS) Managers of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are promising a thorough investigation after a 15-year-old girl died after attending a rave over the weekend at the venue.
The June 25-26 event drew 185,000 people. But more than 226 were injured, 114 taken to the hospital mostly for drug intoxication.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/30/national/main6633742.shtml
60 Percent Of Henn. Co. Jail Inmates Test Positive For Drugs
More than 60 percent of all arrestees booked into the Hennepin County jail tested positive for drug use, according to a federal study conducted over a four-month period last year.
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1627601.shtml?cat=1
Youth Sniffing Glue, Lacquer, Paint And Fumes Of Vehicles To Get High
Available Statistics indicate that about 70% of youth who get addicted to drugs die at a the age of 45 years. The Chief Psychiatrist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. Akwasi Osei, made this known to The Chronicle at the celebration of the International World Youth Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, held in Kumasi.
http://news.peacefmonline.com/health/201006/52670.php
Teen girls say kids more likely to drink, do drugs to cope
Teen girls are more likely than teen boys to identify potential benefits from drugs and alcohol, says a study released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
In the 2009 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, more than two-thirds of teen girls reported that using drugs helps kids cope with problems at home, and half said drugs help teens forget troubles. The nationwide study, paid for by MetLife Foundation, surveyed 3,287 teenagers in grades nine to 12 in private and public schools.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-06-29-teenalcoholuse29_ST_N.htm
Nurses and narcotics: case studies from Tampa Bay area
Here’s what happened in selected cases involving Tampa Bay area nurses who were assigned to the Intervention Project for Nurses, a secret, state-sponsored drug-treatment program. Efforts to reach the nurses by phone and mail were unsuccessful.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jun/28/nurses-and-narcotics-case-studies-tampa-bay/life-health/
