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Worse yet, many of these kids are abusing illegal drugs at the same time. According to the CASA report, about 75% of prescription-drug abusers are so-called polysubstance users who also take other drugs or drink--most of the New Jersey kids, for instance, were downing their pills with Miller Lite. "My friend told me to save the painkillers for when I'm drinking or getting high," says the 17-year-old with a chuckle as she smokes her last cigarette and flings the empty pack into the backyard. She doesn't think of herself as an addict...
...parties--or just "pharming" (from pharmaceuticals)--represent a growing trend among teenage drug abusers. While use of illegal substances like speed, heroin and pot has declined over the past decade, according to a report issued three weeks ago by Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), abuse of prescription drugs has increased sharply. CASA says about 2.3 million kids ages 12 to 17 took legal medications illegally in 2003, the latest year for which figures are available. That's three times the number in 1992, or about 1 out of every 10 teens...
...noontime sun beat down on a weather-beaten throng of 20,000 assembled in the dusty market town of Casa Grande. Normally toiling in nearby sugarcane fields, the villagers stood in the withering heat waiting for an apparition from the sky. As a whining white air force helicopter came into view, the crowd spotted the broad, beaming face of President Alan García Pérez, waving a white handkerchief in greeting. "Alan!" thundered the crowd as the helicopter set down in a swirl of dust. "Alan! Alan...
...restaurant shines with dishes such as the Antipasti Della Casa ($16) and the Assiette of Charcuterie ($18). The antipasti includes favorites like sweet and spicy sopressata, wine-cured prosciutto, and aged Parmesan, as well as less common additions like caponata, an Italian dish made with eggplant and raisins, and caper berries, which are eaten like olives. The charcuterie changes daily, according to the chef’s whim. Both are large enough to be shared by three or four people...
...event, hosted at the Sigma Chi house on Mass. Ave., raised $1,900 for The National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, Theta’s national philanthropy. With over 900 programs in operation, CASA appoints nearly 70,000 trained community volunteers to speak for abused and neglected children in court...