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- Actress Melissa Gilbert Signs on as Drugfree.org Spokeswoman
Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on the hit television series “Little House on the Prairie,” has teamed up with The Partnership at Drugfree.org (formerly The Partnership for a Drug-Free America) as a celebrity spokeswoman.
- Doctors Talking with Children Reduces Drug Abuse
Doctors who talk with children and youth about the negative effects of drugs help lower drug consumption among teenagers by 25 percent, according to a new study by U.S. and Czech researchers.
- Dusting: A New Dangerous Way to Get High
Huffing, or using inhalants to get high, has been known about for decades, but an article in the current issue of Medtox Journal reports that a relatively new form of inhalant abuse called "dusting" is becoming widespread. This involves inhaling products that are meant for dusting off the screens and keyboards of personal computers—products that are readily available at office supply stores and elsewhere.