Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention – At the 2011 National 4-H Conference hundreds of youth from across the country came together to discuss issues and topics they were interested in affecting. I…

Tippecanoe group gets 5864 to fight youth substance abuse

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“We'll use environmental prevention strategies to change the environment that makes this alcohol and drug abuse possible,” said Kate Kerrigan, director of the coalition. She said those strategies include: education for parents, promoting responsible …
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Support group brings students into the light

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Leatherwood described the group as a community based model, and said research on drug addiction showed effective prevention only happens through community effort. In the high school chapters around the county, Out of the Dark has a sponsor, such as a …
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Five questions with Mary Lynn Ulrey, CEO of DACCO

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This week we chat with Mary Lynn Ulrey, chief executive officer of DACCO (Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office), a non-profit agency that offers a range of drug prevention and treatment programs. The agency was established in 1973 to help local …
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