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Alcohol & Drug Trends

• “Study Drug” Abuse Increases, Seeps into Workplace

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) The misuse and abuse of medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as Adderall and Ritalin, is escalating among young adults. Students use these drugs […]

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• New Documentary Gets Real about Alcoholism & Relationships

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) “Risky Drinking” is a new film that follows the lives of four people and how their alcohol consumption impacts their relationships. It illustrates that alcohol use and abuse […]

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• Now There’s an App for Blood Alcohol Levels?

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) Computer and nano-engineers from the University of California at San Diego have partnered to develop a small “wearable tattoo” that reads and broadcasts the wearer’s blood alcohol concentration […]

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• Cincinnati’s Fight against Heroin Granted $200K

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) A new effort in the Cincinnati region is working to connect overdose survivors with treatment to reduce the chances of relapse. To aid this important work, the nonprofit […]

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• New Curriculum for HOPE (Health & Opioid-Abuse Prevention)

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) StartTalking! joined with the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD) to create a new Health and Opioid-Abuse Prevention Education (HOPE) Curriculum for students in […]

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