"A certain group of adolescents evidence clear “druggie” behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use."
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Miller Newton (1981). Gone Way Down: Teenage Drug-Use is a Disease, American Studies Press, Tampa, FL, pg 38.
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Virgil Miller Newton
Virgil Miller Newton III (September 6, 1938 – August 8, 2025), also known as Father Cassian, was an American Antiochian Orthodox priest best known for his rehabilitative youth centers.
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