Simsbury High Drug Sweeps to Continue, Student Drug Use Down

Published November 5, 2012

Simsbury High Drug Sweeps to Continue, Student Drug Use Down
Filed under: drug abuse statistics
In a letter to parents of high school students, Principal Neil Sullivan reported that as a result of a community-wide response to the issue of drug abuse, incidents of student drug abuse and possession have decreased. Last February, eight police … Read more on Patch.com

• Local student substance abuse higher than averages
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Tobacco, marijuana, alcohol, prescription drug abuse and binge drinking were all higher in the 2012 Indiana Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Use Drug survey of Morgan County middle school and high school students than state and national averages. Read more on Reporter-Times

Study: Alcohol, drug abuse counselors don't always require total abstinence
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Substance dependent people have many of the same problems, but they also experience markedly increased tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and a sense of compulsion or loss of control over their substance use, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical … Read more on Medical Xpress