A national survey shows teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows, however, there are slight ...

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Marijuana, opioids, and central nervous system stimulants (CNSS) are the most used illegal drugs by teenagers in the United States. These include heroin, prescription pain ...

A recent study highlighted the prevalence of recreational drug use among American teenagers, revealing that an estimated 2.9 million Americans under 18 have used marijuana in recent years. The ...

Teen girls are abusing drugs far more than their male peers, according to an alarming new study. Eighteen percent more girls are misusing drugs than boys, while teen drug use overall has steadily ...

Rather than thinking that adolescence ends at 18, groundbreaking brain research has shown that critical brain developmental ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines six strategies to prevent drug use among children and teenagers. While substance use among youth has declined ...

Teens may be more resistant to the lure of illicit drugs than we thought. A new government study shows usage is the lowest it's been since the early 1990s. The lone exception is marijuana, where use ...

If you’re the parent of a teen, navigating the world of substance abuse can get pretty tricky. Mariah DeYoung is a Social Worker and Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor at Pine Rest. She ...

Each year since 1975, a survey called Monitoring the Future (MTF) has peeked into the lives of U.S. youth to see what they really think about drugs and alcohol and, more crucially, what they’re doing ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched the ‘Catch Them Young’ initiative, a programme aimed at educating young Nigerians about the dangers of drug and ...