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A dangerous drug hits the heartland

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The use of methamphetamines among Americans is on the rise especially those in the mid-20s. A 1997 survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reveals that there are 5.3 million users of methamphetamines from age 12 and above.

Author: D'Aulaire, Per Ola, D'Aulaire, Emily
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Physiological aspects, Statistics, Substance abuse, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Drug abuse, Methamphetamine

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Lost beneath the mountain

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Josh Dennis had gotten lost in the abandoned Hidden Treasure Mine while on a camping trip. The ten-year-old boy was lost for five days when he was rescued by John Skinner, a chemical-plant foreman who knew the layout of the mine well.

Author: D'Aulaire, Per Ola, D'Aulaire, Emily
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
Reports, Mine rescue work

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They never came home

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About 5,500 teenagers die in automobile accidents in the US every year. About two-thirds of the victims were sober when the accidents occurred. Usually, the main factors were inattention, inexperience or a sense of invincibility.

Author: D'Aulaire, Per Ola, D'Aulaire, Emily
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
Safety and security measures, Causes of, Teenagers, Youth, Accidents, Automobile driving, Motor vehicle driving, Traffic accidents

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