Lake Forest Group Hosts 'hard-hitting' Drug Abuse Film Screening

Lake Forest group hosts 'hard-hitting' drug abuse film screening

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

NORTH CHICAGO — The first Midwest airing of “Behind the Orange Curtain,” a documentary on prescription drug abuse, left the audience at Rosalind Franklin University in shocked silence this winter. In less than an hour, they watched families in Orange …
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Target Youth to Reduce Adult Prescription Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Substance abuse prevention programs that are started in the middle school years may decrease abuse of prescription medications in late adolescence and young adulthood, new research suggests. A review published online February 14 in the American …
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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America to Name Former Congresswoman

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In recognition of the significant contributions she has made to the field of substance abuse prevention and long-standing support of community-based drug prevention, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America …
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National Family Partnership Honors Achievement in Drug Prevention at National

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Both the South Dakota National Guard and the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention, Inc. received the “National Power of Partners Award” for their collaborative efforts in promoting drug awareness. “The Red Ribbon Campaign® is a fun, powerful and …
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From Twitter:

In 2011 about 1.7 million people 12-25, or 4,500+ young people per day abused a prescription drug for the first time http://t.co/FMyjnvFBX7 – by thencja (The NCJA)

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I am can see myself joining CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) because I support prevention for substance abuse. – by sheri_jones2013 (sheri jones)

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State Program For Drug Abuse Prevention Kicks Off In June http://t.co/ZUkQ1PX55Y via http://t.co/XuUeXjKl7L – by MadNewsMan (Madison News)