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Prescription for Danger 
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy — 2/1/2008
This report documents the growing trend of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse among teens in the United States.
Not Safe at any Dose: Marijuana and Non-medical Use of Prescription Drugs
Bertha K. Madras, Ph.D., Deputy Director
Office of National Drug Control Policy Random Student Drug Testing -- Winter 2007 — 12/1/2007
If you understand the scientific evidence proving the harmful effects of early drug use, parents and teachers can help to de-bunk the pop culture myths downplaying risks associated with drug use.
Marijuana and Mental Health Report
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy — 7/30/2007
This report confirms the link between teen marijuana use and mental health problems, such as depression and schizophrenia.
Teens, Drugs, and Violence: A Special Report
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy — 6/19/2007
This new report shows teens who use drugs are more likely to engage in violent and delinquent behavior.
The Importance of Social Sources of Alcohol Among Young Urban Teens.
Hearsta, M.O., Fulkersonb, J.A., Maldonado-Molinac, M.M., Perrya, C.L., Kelli A. Komro, K.A.
The Journal Preventive Medicine
— 4/20/2007
One-third of 12-year-olds who said they had consumed alcohol within the past year said they got the drink from their parents, according to a new study from the University of Florida and University of Pennsylvania.
NIDA Study Seeks Treatment for Prescription Drug Addiction
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Boston University School of Public Health. — 3/8/2007
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has launched what's being called the first large-scale national study aimed at developing treatments for addiction to prescription pain medications like OxyContin and Vicodin.
R-Rated Movies, Bedroom Televisions, and Initiation of Smoking by White and Black Adolescents
Christine Jackson, PhD; Jane D. Brown, PhD; Kelly L. LEngle, PhD
Arch Pediatric Adolescent Med. — 3/7/2007
Among white adolescents, high relative exposure to R-rated movies predicted a significantly greater likelihood of smoking initiation at follow-up, and private access to television during early adolescence, indicated by having a bedroom television, was also a significant independent predictor of smoking initiation at follow-up. No significant associations were observed between any movie-exposure or television-use variables and likelihood of smoking among black adolescents.
2005 State Estimates of Substance Use & Mental Health
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SAMHSA — 3/5/2007
This report presents State estimates for 23 measures of substance use or mental health problems based on the 2004 and 2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs).
ISU Study Finds Discrimination Leads to Greater Drug Use in African-American Teens
Rick Gibbons, Meg Gerrard
Iowa State University of Science and Technology — 2/20/2007
Research led by psychologists at Iowa State University has found that incidents of racial discrimination are the strongest predictors of subsequent drug use among African-American teens.
Calif. Reports Rising DMX Abuse Among Adolescents
Jodi K. Bryner, PharmD; Uerica K. Wang, PharmD; Jenny W. Hui, PharmD; Merilin Bedodo, PharmD; Conan MacDougall, PharmD; Ilene B. Anderson, PharmD
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
— 12/6/2006
Dextromethorphan, a cough medicine ingredient known colloquially as DMX, is landing an increasing number of California youths in hospitals, according to a report from the state's poison-control center.
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