Benefit Concert Will Help Prevent Youth Violence/drug Abuse

Benefit concert will help prevent youth violence/drug abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

For example, one program in Edmonds focused on academic failure, because academic problems are a key risk factor for both substance abuse and violence, according to Teverbaugh. To combat this, the Network helped implement a mentoring/tutoring …
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Cranford group battling teen substance abuse renews calls after overdose death

Filed under: Substance Abuse

CRANFORD — With more than 200 juvenile drug and alcohol arrests in town in the last five years, an increase in heroin-related arrests and an increasing number of drug- or alcohol-related deaths — including one last week — the Municipal Alliance is …
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Children and Substance Abuse: Alcohol, tobacco, other drugs?

Filed under: Substance Abuse

What, as parents, do we want our children to takeaway from their exposure to substance use? And are we modeling behavior that is consistent with this message? Furthermore, what have we imparted to our children about substance use through candid …
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Preventing drug abuse is a goal of Project LEAD

Filed under: Substance Abuse

The Project LEAD coalition met Monday afternoon to begin developing a system to help Ogle County youths avoid abusing drugs and alcohol. "Our mission thus far is to reduce substance abuse by creating an environment to build up our youth," said Erin …
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Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version] – Jodi Barber and Christine Brant have teamed up with Ashley Media to produce a documentary about the ongoing prescription pill epidemic in Orange County. Please visit onechoicecandestroy.com to learn more about Jodi and Christine’s fight against this crisis, and take a second to share this with your friends and family. Please also check out previous videos of Jodi’s, such as Mark Melkonian’s Tree Dedication and the 2011 Aliso Niguel Drug Assembly. Edited to preserve the identities of a few individuals included in the original film by Kaard Bombe.