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Morning Roundup: October 11, 2012

By The Fix staff

Doc claims drugging kids could boost grades in failing schools, smoking grounds for divorce in Saudi Arabia, and LiLo claims her mom is on coke. MORE  

Does Giving Kids Lotto Tickets Get Them Hooked?

By McCarton Ackerman

Parents who give lotto tickets to their kids may be paving the way for problem gambling later on, a study shows. MORE  

Meet "Smiles": The Next Scary Designer Drug

By May Wilkerson

Using a new synthetic hallucinogen, also known as "2C-I," is "like trying to get high off arsenic," one treatment expert tells The Fix. MORE  

Pro-Ana Websites "Not All Bad"

By Valerie Tejeda

Do controversial "pro-ana" sites actually provide support communities that could help anorexics recover? MORE  

Teen Drinking and Smoking May Predict Rx Abuse

By Valerie Tejeda

More than half of adult prescription drug abusers were teen drinkers or smokers, a study shows. MORE  

Teen Pot Smoking May Cause Long-Term Anxiety

By Valerie Tejeda

An Australian study shows that teens who smoke pot are twice as likely to develop anxiety in adulthood. MORE  

More Recovery High Schools Help Teens Stay Clean

By Valerie Tejeda and May Wilkerson

Specialized high schools can offer teens in recovery a vital support network of staff and fellow students. MORE  

More Teen Rx Addicts Switch to Smack

By Gabrielle Wuhl

Young painkiller addicts often "graduate" to cheaper, more intense heroin. MORE  

Drunk Driving Class Hospitalizes Teens

By Bryan Le

A sheriff's lesson using a golf cart and "drunk goggles" aims to show the dangers of drunk driving. It succeeds. MORE  

Porn-Craving Teens Face Boot Camp

By Fionna Agomuoh

Utah's "Porn School," Oxbow Academy, is a rigorous rehab for adolescent boys with sexual compulsions. MORE  

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