of the nasal spray that safely can be given to adolescents. Their other alternative is receiving the drug by injection. In a study of 21 youths aged 12 to 17, researchers from the University of Tennessee and GlaxoWellcome Research have determined that adolescents can safely take the same amount as adults. (Poster PI-58)

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