Posts Tagged ‘High school’
Drug Awareness at Buckeye Local
Drug Awareness at Buckeye Local
Buckeye Local High School student council representatives and athletes recently participated in a Drug Abuse, Awareness, and Prevention presentation. First row: Ryan Lewton of Student Council. Second row: Faith Barkhurst, Cierra Burch, Tyler Boyd, …
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Klobuchar's National Youth Synthetic Drug Awareness Week passes Senate
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's office says the resolution which passed today coincides with the three-year anniversary of the death of Trevor Robinson, a Blaine, Minn., teenager who died after taking a synthetic drug called …
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Events mark Prescription Drug Awareness Month
San Ramon is recognizing March as Prescription Drug Awareness Month with a proclamation by the city council and a screening of the film "Behind the Orange Curtain." April Rovero, founder and president of the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug …
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Workshop Offers Different Perspectives on Drug Abuse – KTXL
Workshop Offers Different Perspectives on Drug Abuse – KTXL
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Workshop Offers Different Perspectives on Drug Abuse
KTXL Hundreds of people attended the “Building a Network of Support” substance abuse workshop presented by the Woodcreek High School Site Council. The event was the first of its kind, featuring a presentation, resource center with more than 20 organizations … |
Film screenings of “Behind the Orange Curtain” shine a spotlight on teenage … – Contra Costa Times
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Film screenings of "Behind the Orange Curtain" shine a spotlight on teenage …
Contra Costa Times Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in America, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. To raise awareness for the often untold threat that prescription drugs can pose, particularly to teenagers and young … Events mark Prescription Drug Awareness Month |
Lowering the Deadly Cost of Drug Abuse
Lowering the Deadly Cost of Drug Abuse
As even quaint New England towns deal with desperate residents chasing their next hit of heroin, pain killers or other hard drugs, and with overdose deaths increasing, officials trying to stem drug abuse have begun to focus more on treatment, rather …
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Documents show Irsay battled Rx drug abuse for decades
CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) – Colts owner Jim Irsay's arrest Sunday night on four felony counts of possession of a controlled substance follows a documented history of prescription drug abuse stretching back nearly two decades. Problems may have begun …
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Workshop Offers Different Perspectives on Drug Abuse
Hundreds of people attended the “Building a Network of Support” substance abuse workshop presented by the Woodcreek High School Site Council. The event was the first of its kind, featuring a presentation, resource center with more than 20 organizations …
Read more on KTXL
Recreational Pot Is Here — Now What?
Recreational pot is here — now what?
For high schools, a similar program called Project Towards No Drug Abuse is also successfully underway. Both programs teach students about drugs during health classes at school. There are no recreational marijuana stores open yet in Eagle County, but …
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Florida organization empowers veterans in need
… independence or for up to two years. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Rubadoux) NO SALES CRAIG RUBADOUX — AP … Jones said that instead of staying that long, residents are urged to meet three goals toward independence — address any substance-abuse …
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Good Deeds, March 16
Lunch for the Lydia House: Omaha's Open Door Mission operates the Lydia House for Women & Families, which offers programs to address abuse, addiction and employment issues for the residents it serves. This year ACasseroleToGo.com will donate 10 …
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Controlling the Suburban Drug Problem – Youngstown Vindicator
Controlling the suburban drug problem – Youngstown Vindicator
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Controlling the suburban drug problem
Youngstown Vindicator In November, she spoke about her son, his addiction and death to the student body at Boardman High School for the Yes Fest — an event encouraging students to not only say no to drugs, but to say yes to life. Another Yes Fest takes place April 30 at … |
Drug Abuse Is Leading Cause of Custody Loss in Ashtabula County
Drug abuse is leading cause of custody loss in Ashtabula County
Grandparents, uncles, aunts, teachers, coaches, neighbors and guidance counselors are stepping forward for area children who are in need of care. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Porter County Substance Abuse Council works for a drug-free Porter County
For the past 25 years, the Porter County Substance Abuse Council has made it their mission to reduce youth and adult substance abuse by assessing for, promoting through, and educating about effective community-based programs. Director Beatrice Owen says they fund grants to services in the community as mandated by the state through the Governor’s Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results