Drug Abuse

Drugs and our kids: Schools grapple with dangerous trend
Jenna is one voice in what many believe is a growing epidemic of drug use in Frederick County schools. Illegal substances are becoming less taboo, shifting toward greater student use of opiates and prescription drugs, even among top academics. Students …
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To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse, Involve the School and Family
The results indicated that two of the school-family interventions, Life-Skills Training and Project Alert reduced the likelihood of opioid abuse by 5.8% to 10.5%. A combination of Life-Skills Training and the Strengthening Families Program was the most …
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Hen-Hud holds heroin, prescription drug abuse forum
In response to a growing number of heroin and other drug abuse fatalities, Hendrick Hudson schools Superintendent… Loading… Post to Facebook. Hen-Hud holds heroin, prescription drug abuse forum on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1fsMIQq. Incorrect please …
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