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risk behaviors: drug abuse  

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  • By nature, or by design, drugs have the ability to change the way the body and the brain functions. Medications, when used as prescribed, generally bring about positive changes. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; Risk Behaviors: Drug Abuse]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F9R5FZ6F-T

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