Posts Tagged ‘youth survey’
Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO]
Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO]
The report also recommends “updating school curricula, school-based peer-to-peer programs, prescription drug abuse recognition and reporting protocols for educators.” Gray said expanding the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program is also …
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Local coalitions aim to prevent underage substance abuse
According to its website, the Chandler Coalition on Youth Substance Abuse saw a need to create a partnership after the 2012 Arizona Youth survey concluded the average age a person begins drinking alcohol is 12.7 years in the Chandler redevelopment …
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State officials unhappy with proposed switch in drug abuse office
The Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, known as ADAP, works with the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) to run the state's new hub and spoke substance abuse treatment and recovery system, which officials say is extremely successful and …
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Roosevelt HS Warns Parents of Spike in Drugs, Alcohol – KING5.com
Roosevelt HS warns parents of spike in drugs, alcohol – KING5.com
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Roosevelt HS warns parents of spike in drugs, alcohol
KING5.com A statewide Healthy Youth Survey from 2010 to 2012, Roosevelt High School tenth graders had increases in alcohol, marijuana and prescription drug use, despite seeing decreases in the previous four years. Other schools like Nathan Hale High School and … Principal sounds alarm after spike in alcohol, drug use among students |
Mom Talks About Her Sons’ Drug Addictions – WKBN/WYFX-TV
Mom talks about her sons’ drug addictions – WKBN/WYFX-TV
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Mom talks about her sons' drug addictions
WKBN/WYFX-TV BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – As heroin use in the Valley and across the state continues to reach epidemic levels, a mother from Boardman is hoping her story will help others. Marilyn Burns said heroin led to the death of her son Christopher and her son … |
Roosevelt HS warns parents of spike in drug, alcohol use – KING5.com
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Roosevelt HS warns parents of spike in drug, alcohol use
KING5.com A statewide Healthy Youth Survey from 2010 to 2012, Roosevelt High School tenth graders had increases in alcohol, marijuana and prescription drug use, despite seeing decreases in the previous four years. Other schools like Nathan Hale High School and … |
Break Away Takes Fourth Place in Contest
Break Away takes fourth place in contest
The band members appear in local television, radio, and billboard advertisements, which include topics ranging from dealing with bullying to substance abuse prevention. The television and radio spots are based on data results of the Illinois Youth …
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Anti-Drug Coalition Turns Focus to Youth Surveys
Ingersoll said, “Our focus here today is to ask for the help of school administrators to actually administer the Illinois youth survey to those students. So that we can in the future apply for grant funding to help prevent and reduce drug use among our …
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Heroin Comes to Northfield
Vermont has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the country with 15 percent of people surveyed saying they've used some sort of illicit drug within the past month according to a 2010-2011 survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Soapbox: Take the Time to Help Stop Prescription Drug Abuse – the Coloradoan
Soapbox: Take the time to help stop prescription drug abuse – The Coloradoan
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Soapbox: Take the time to help stop prescription drug abuse
The Coloradoan Imagine filling Hughes Stadium to capacity eight times. Approximately that many people misused prescription drugs in Colorado last year, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health … Rx for Abuse: Prescription drug use among teens on the rise Tampa Drug Detox Introduces Updated Women's Program for Rehabilitation … Other views: Drug abuse talk needs to cover all the right bases |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Police: When prescription pill abuse becomes too expensive, users switch to … – Washington Post
Drug Use on Rise Among Fairfax Teens, Survey Finds
Drug use on rise among Fairfax teens, survey finds
The use of illicit drugs, the abuse of prescription medication and the incidence of depression have increased among Fairfax County teenagers, according to the results of an annual survey. The Fairfax County Youth Survey found, however, that fewer …
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More states focusing on prescription drug problem
Avi Israel has been a frequent and vocal advocate since 2011 for tackling the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, including testimony in 2012 before the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. His advocacy helped lead to New York …
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