Teenage Drug Overdose – Brain Damage

Published February 10, 2014

Teenage Drug Overdose – Brain Damage — Jeremiah McKee was a normal teenager who made a bad decision that changed his life forever. He overdosed on drugs, didn’t receive prompt medical attention, a…

Addiction, Poverty and the Myth of Willpower
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Talk to address alcohol and drug use among teens
EASTHAM — Brenda Conlan jokes around and uses media to relax her audience so she can discuss a topic that often makes parents squirm: how to keep teenagers away from alcohol and drugs. Conlan, 49, a prevention specialist from Eastham, travels around …
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