Drug Abuse

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Alcohol Statistics – A video created for our Music Image Text Module for Sunderland Uni.

District 8 office releases statistics for February
Posted: 03/08/2014 08:01:22 PM MST. The New Mexico State Police District 8 office has released its statistics for the month of February. State police responded to one alcohol-related crash, three injury crashes, 19 property damage crashes. The office …
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Youth drug counselors face challenges
Moeller said statistics show less than half of all high school seniors have used marijuana. Alcohol use is somewhat higher, he said. Young people also fail to see the consequences of their drug or alcohol use, which is part of the developmental issues …
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NC Attorney General announces student contest to combat prescription drug … – Jacksonville Daily News

NC Attorney General announces student contest to combat prescription drug … Jacksonville Daily News CHARLOTTE — North Carolina high school students can help fight prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths by entering a video contest sponsored by Attorney General Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department of Justice. “Prescription drugs can be even …

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Question by JZ: Anybody have any thoughts or ideas about the drug subculture in todays youth?
When you think of drugs and young people, you either see them in your mind as people who just want to destroy themselves or people so hurt that they have to escape.

But have you ever met people who identify themselves with taking drugs in the drug subculture? The lingo they use? How they get sex regularly, or get into relationships and friendships? How they learn how to collectively see things and deal with things?

It’s not just one person doing drugs, its something else thats happening. What is this? What is going on? It’s almost like people are doing drugs to experience a better life.

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Renovate Testimony – Steve Nicholson – This is a video of a personal testimony that Steve Nicholson shared with The Branch in October of 2008.

A new coalition is taking on youth substance abuse in Winona County.
The coalition, the Winona County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, is applying for a multi-year federal grant based on a model that has been in place in nearby Goodhue County for a year. The purpose is to bring abuse-prevention services together …
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Teen energy drink consumption linked to depression and substance abuse
TORONTO Consumption of high-caffeine energy drinks among high school students may be linked with mental health issues and substance use, says a new report, which calls for limits on teens' access to the beverages and reduction in the amount of …
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Question by beek: Leftest reaction to Palins daughter?
Why do the lefties who support gay marriage, divorce, abortion, premarital sex (most of them anyway) care that the Palins 17 year old daughter is pregnant (not like shes 15 or something? What is it? Its OK with them or they would vote against these things? They are flooding things with negative comments about something they themselves support.

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Answer by ?
Keith Olbermann and Huffingtonpost.com tell them to.

Answer by Cooljerk
Shhh be quiet, this is distracting them from the election, they might even forget to go to the polls……:)

Students urged to break silence on drug abuse
West Salem junior Cierra Labounty said she's learned about the dangers of drug abuse in a health class but the presentation was much more detailed, including photos of people who have died from a heroin overdose. “Obviously this is becoming more and …
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Students urged to break silence on drug abuse – Statesman Journal

Students urged to break silence on drug abuse Statesman Journal Ron Putnam, whose 21-year-old daughter died of an accidental heroin overdose two years ago, urged West Salem High School students Thursday to speak up if they suspect their peers are abusing drugs. “I know you all think you're young and strong and … and more »

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New campus coalition for alcohol, drug abuse prevention formed – University of Delaware

New campus coalition for alcohol, drug abuse prevention formed University of Delaware 1:23 p.m., March 6, 2014–The newly formed Campus Coalition for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention held its inaugural meeting earlier this semester to begin expanding and advancing alcohol prevention initiatives at the University of Delaware.

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Spike in synthetic drug use impacts local hospitals – KCCI Des Moines    Read more...