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Time.com: 22,000 Vets Call Suicide Hotline

More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says

Time.com: Suicide Hot Line Used By Veterans

More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year

Time.com: Study: Teens Get Alcohol from Adults

Many of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers are turning to their parents or other adults for free alcohol

Time.com: Report Released on Mental Illness

Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report

Time.com: Millions of Young Abusing Cough Medicine

About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday

Experts on youth violence: Intervene early or pay dearly later

A college student embarks on a shooting spree, taking 32 lives. A teenager with an assault rifle opens fire on holiday shoppers in a department store in middle America. And, long before that, two youths turn the halls of their high school into a virtual abattoir, leaving some 13 dead before killing themselves.

Time.com: Becoming a Statistic

As police and lawmakers continue the fight against substance abuse, researchers are working on new ways to gauge America's addictions

Dobbs: The war within, killing ourselves

We're fighting a war that is inflicting even greater casualties than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and, incredibly, costing even more money. We're losing the War on Drugs, and we've been in retreat for three decades.

Study: White kids most likely to abuse inhalants

Kids who try to get high by sniffing glue, lighter fluid and other chemicals are more likely to be white and come from families that make more than double the poverty level, according to a federal study.

Survey: More teens abusing inhalants

Inhalant use is on the rise among teenagers, with more than 2 million of them abusing these products at some point in their lives, said a report released Thursday.

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