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The Office of the Dean of Students awarded Connections Counseling two awards for excellence of services provided to UW-Madison students. The two awards awarded:
Partnership Award: Connections Counseling
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It's an all too familiar story -- young people hooked on substances that destroy their lives and tear apart families. But there is hope.
MADISON (WKOW) -- Recent surveys show marijuana is becoming more popular among U.S. teenagers, and some people believe the national debate over legalizing medical marijuana may be to blame. It's known by many names -- marijuana, cannabis, pot -- and it appears teenagers are smoking more of it.
A study, released Monday by the University of Michigan, says marijuana use among 8th, 10th, 12th graders is up.
MADISON (WKOW) -- Pharmacists and drug counselors are warning people about the dangers of drug overdose, after a 13-year-old Edgerton boy died after taking Oxycontin.
Oxycontin is known to cause side effects including dizziness, headaches, and nausea.
"It's a painkiller used by a number of people. When oxycontin is taken like other narcotics, it can affect your breathing, and actually stop your breathing," said Russ Jensen, director of pharmacy at St. Mary's Hospital.
Statewide, 229 people died of narcotic overdoses in 2008.
