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...decade ago. In 1995, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 19% of surveyed schoolkids said they had used an illegal drug in the past month; in 2005, 16% did. That's a small dip, but kids' smoking tumbled 40% during the same period. And teens' use of alcohol is also down, despite stories you may have seen about parents' letting their high schoolers drink. Nearly 40% of teens reported drinking in the past month in 1995; less than a third did in 2005. Plus, the teen pregnancy rate is the lowest since 1976, and the teen suicide rate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents: Relax | 3/30/2007 | See Source »

...Dyke Ball, 11 students were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. The media used these hospitalizations as an excuse to publish scores of eroticized, disapproving reports of Wellesley life. The Boston Herald went so far as to grace its front page with the headline, “Wellesley Girls Gone Wild: college students end night in ER after lesbian bash.” By contrast, only pitiable coverage was provided by local media when, months earlier, more than 25 students were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning at the Harvard-Yale football game...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: Wellesley Exposed | 3/18/2007 | See Source »

...June, teams of mostly middle school students spend the morning learning about an important social issue and exploring opportunities for citizen activism. In the afternoon they perform a service project and reflect on solutions for positive change. Issues they tackle include hunger and homelessness, ageism, HIV/AIDS, drug and alcohol abuse, racism and personal conflict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teens Team Up to Give Back | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...Losing Game,” “Tears Dry On Their Own,” among others, all draw attention to a history of depression, addiction, and pessimism. In her heyday (and probably still, since she refuses to go to rehab), Winehouse notoriously abused drugs and alcohol and suffered from major emotional problems and eating disorders. Her life, and thus her album, is a whole lot of drama...

Author: By Juli Min, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Amy Winehouse | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

Harvard’s Office for Alcohol and Other Drug Services warns us to keep track of our drinks on school-sponsored Nalgenes, and concerned parents send weekly chain e-mails, deploring the danger of drugs. Faced with all that anti-addiction publicity, what makes HBO’s new 14-part documentary series “Addiction” any different? For starters, the documentary series, which premiered yesterday, aspires to do more than frighten viewers. It aims to turn addiction from a taboo subject into an acceptable community topic for discussion. At an advance screening held in Boston...

Author: By Lindsay A. Maizel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: You Might As Well Face It: You’re Addicted to Drugs | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

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