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The annual Monitoring the Future survey brought mixed results for parents and health officials concerned about preventing youth substance abuse. Alcohol and cigarette use is at a historic low among 8th, 10th and 12th graders, but marijuana and prescription drug use has increased.

Cigarette smoking has declined, but use of alternate tobacco products remains at high levels. Read More...

A new method of making methamphetamine is so volatile that hospital burn units have become so overwhelmed with injured patients - many without insurance - to the point that some of the unit have been forced to shut down. The new 'Shake and Bake' method of producing meth in a 2-liter soda bottle has exploded in the face of thousands of victims, according to a survey by The Associated Press.

Up to one-third of all burn patients in hospitals in the top meth-producing states are would-be meth makers. Read More...

Many students headed to college do not plan to drink alcohol for health, religious or other reasons. Many of these students do not want to be engulfed by the "drinking culture" that is prevalent on many campuses. It's just not their thing.

If you are a non-drinking student, or a parent looking for a college where your child won't be inundated by peer pressure to drink, there is now a list of the top schools where non-drinkers will feel at home. Read More...