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Rachel Thraxton, Recovering Heroin Addict, Charleston, West Virginia

For years Rachel was addicted to alcohol, pills and heroin.  Find out what advice she offers to young people.

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William “Will” Christian Doerhoff, 20, Arkansas, Prescription Drugs and Heroin

William “Will” Christian Doerhoff, a top-notch student in high school, didn't touch drugs until college. That decision ended up costing him his life.

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Cash Owen, 22, heroin laced with fentanyl

Cash Owen, described as intelligent and charming by his family, was only 22 years old when he died from a drug overdose. Watch as his mother talks about his addiction and his final days.

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Adam Moser, 27, Portsmouth, N.H, Fentanyl

Adam Moser was popular, adventurous, athletic, a college grad, a top fisherman and a World War II history buff who fluently spoke French. In 2015, he died at age 27 after overdosing on the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.

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How Do Drug Overdoses Happen?

(National Institute on Drug Abuse)  Unintentional drug poisoning deaths can happen when a drug or drugs are taken on purpose (or mixed together).

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Even If You Can Smoke Pot, That Doesn't Mean You Should

(Chicago Sun-Times, Aug. 3) Just because it's there doesn't mean you should try it. It's an old adage that holds well when it comes to marijuana.

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Laura Hope Laws, 17, Morphine and Cocaine

Laura was an active church youth group member, a star varsity soccer player, and kind to many people. However, a prescription painkiller to treat a sports injury eventually led to her heroin addiction, and ultimately, an overdose on morphine, cocaine and alcohol.

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Montana Sean Brown, 15, 25I-NBOMe

Montana and his brothers thought they would have some fun trying LSD for the first time while their parents were out of town. Instead, the freshman football player took a deadly, clandestinely-made synthetic version that killed him.

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The Negative Health Effects of Marijuana Use

Scientists from the National Institute of Drug Abuse published these facts on the negative health effects of short-term and long-term use of marijuana.

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Taylor Hooton, 17, Steroids

Taylor Hooton was a star pitcher on his high school team, a handsome teenager who had everything going for him. Until steroids caught up with him, and he took his own life.

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