What Does It Take to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse?


 

What Does It Take to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse? – Teen alcohol and drug use has long been a problem of great concern to parents, teachers, students, and community leaders. EDC’s six-year effort with 11 great…

 

Parent-Sanctioned Teen Drinking Parties Persist Despite Laws, Officials Say
… very serious consequences to serving alcohol or allowing them to drink alcohol on their property," said Jill Spineti, president and CEO of the Governor's Prevention Partnership, which works to prevent underage drinking and drug abuse, among other …
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says Rhode Island's teen binge
Two federal agencies that track teenage alcohol use, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define binge drinking as having five or more drinks at the same occasion, at the same …
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