Posts Tagged ‘middle and high school’
Guest Column : We Must Reduce Stigma With Substance Abuse
Guest Column : We must reduce stigma with substance abuse
A few weeks back I wrote a column comparing the negative effects of marijuana and alcohol. Citing empirical evidence, I concluded that marijuana is safer than alcohol. Apparently, my comments were mistakenly interpreted by some readers to mean that, …
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Protecting Youths Against Substance Abuse
Fairfax County's Unified Prevention Coalition sponsored a forum on the effects of substance abuse on the county's middle and high school children. The resource fair and panel discussion was led by parents, young adults and professionals from the …
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An issue that will be back [commentary]
Legalization of marijuana (or any other social intoxicant) doesn't change the health effects of substance abuse, but it does tend to shift the problem away from the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, it doesn't shift it anywhere that's better …
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Regional Program on Substance Abuse Scheduled at Annandale High School
Regional Program on Substance Abuse Scheduled at Annandale High School
Parents, guardians, and their middle and high school-aged teens are invited to attend “Protecting Against the Realities of Substance Abuse,” a program organized by Parents Reaching Out To Educate Communities Together (P.R.O.T.E.C.T.), a task force of …
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Nurse's license suspended for alleged drug abuse
PROVIDENCE,R.I. –The state health director has suspended the license of a registered nurse with a history of substance abuse after he failed a drug test and admitted to taking a dose from an old prescription of the opioid Tramadol. Arthur L. Demedeiros …
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Tribes launch multi-faceted offensive to combat substance abuse
PABLO – Tribal officials say more stringent rules for receiving housing assistance, and pharmaceuticals have been put in place in the four months since the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council promised to aggressively combat substance abuse …
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Who Actually Has a “Typical Family?”?
Question by SINister: Who actually has a “typical family?”?
Like the families portrayed in movies as typical. With at least one grandparent. With a mother and a father married, with a good sized house, with or without siblings. Where there are no beatings.
I live in a trailer and my dad left when I was six. All my my friends have divorced parents, or have missing parents like me, or live in a tiny house. A lot of people who I’ve met have had tons of family problems. I’m starting to wonder if a typical family exists. So my question is, is there anyone here who has a typical family? What’s it like?
Best answer:
Answer by INFP
My parents are still together we live in a nice house and there is yelling now and then but there are no beatings. I did used to get spanked though.
Physician: Drug Abuse Common in ER Setting
Physician: Drug abuse common in ER setting
Many who abuse drugs do so with medications that are legal when prescribed by a physician, and those people typically take too much of the drug, steal it from others, sell prescription medications to get money for other drugs, and make frequent trips …
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Somerset to host drug abuse conversation
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at Somerset High School about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and how it's a leading cause of heroin use. Advertisement. “This is a community issue,” said Somerset middle and high school health …
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Pilot Dauphin County program helps prison inmates continue substance abuse …
“Often a person's addiction is the root cause of the behavior that landed them in prison,'' said Commissioner George P. Hartwick III, who oversees the county's human services. “If we want to cut down on recidivism, we need to make sure these …
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Is Teen Drug Use a Huge Factor Among Middle- High Schoolers?
Question by CDubb12: is teen drug use a huge factor among middle- high schoolers?
Best answer:
Answer by Malina
From what I recall, that’s when some kids begin doing things like pot and drinking alcohol. I wouldn’t say as many as did in high school. I wouldn’t know for sure though because I never hung out with the kids that did, but it does happen.
Answer by Mathieu
Define “huge factor.”
There is no question that drug use in middle and high school students is a serious problem.
Task Force: Tackling Drug Abuse in Region a Group Effort – the Sun
Task force: Tackling drug abuse in region a group effort – The Sun
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Task force: Tackling drug abuse in region a group effort
The Sun LOWELL — Thirty-four days into the new year, Middlesex County has already seen 11 drug-related deaths. Lowell Health Director Frank Singleton believes only so much of the blame goes to drug cartels in South America as the root cause of the problem. |
Vt. drug-abuse film goes national – Rutland Herald
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Vt. drug–abuse film goes national
Rutland Herald A poster for the Vermont drug–abuse documentary “The Hungry Heart” at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School in Townshend advertises the film's upcoming screenings throughout the state. Vermont filmmaker Bess O'Brien figured she was finished … |
SALINE: First meeting for drug abuse task force to be scheduled soon – Heritage Newspapers