Fred Bodimer
TO GO WITH AFP STORY "LIFESTYLE-INDONESIA-HEALTH-TOBACCO-BUSINESS FEATURE" BY ANGELA DEWANIn this photograph taken on March 12, 2011 a seven year old Indonesian girl is encouraged to smoke "divine cigarettes" for health benefits while other patients undergo treatment for other illnesses at the Griya Balur clinic in Jakarta.The treatment includes the blowing of smoke from "divine cigarettes" infused with "nanotechnology" to remove their cancer causing "free radicals." Along with cancer and autism, it's just one of the ailments the Griya Balur clinic claims it can cure with cigarettes. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)Photo: AFP/Getty/Romeo Gacad
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) — A new study from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse finds 1 in 3 high-schoolers who use drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes are addicted.
“We have younger kids using chemicals all the time,” local substance abuse counselor, Dan Duncan says. “Research is showing pretty clearly that the teen brain is particularly vulnerable to addiction.”
That’s why Duncan says it is critical for parents to talk with their middle and high school teens and know where they are and what they’re doing.
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