Ela Coalition Celebrates 2 Years Fighting Substance Abuse
Ela Coalition celebrates 2 years fighting substance abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse
During Red Ribbon Week, which ran from Oct. 22 to 26, the District 95 and St. Francis de Sales School communities participated in a variety of coalition-sponsored activities aimed at preventing substance abuse. Students received red ribbons to tie …
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Teens in Child Welfare System Show Higher Drug Abuse Rate
Filed under: Substance Abuse
Nov. 4, 2013 — Teenagers in the child welfare system are at higher-than-average risk of abusing marijuana, inhalants and other drugs, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Discussion to focus on substance abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse
All residents of Montgomery County are invited to join a community conversation on substance abuse 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the 4-H Building at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. The event is being made possible through a partnership between the …
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Nov. 7 Public Safety Summit to address mental health, substance abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse
Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott H. Christiansen (R) has announced the second in a series of public safety summits to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, at the University of Illinois School of Medicine at Rockford. The title of the …
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Career Planning : How to Become a Substance Abuse Counselor – A substance abuse counselor has a very emotional and stressful job, and should study sociology and psychology at a university, and volunteer at substance abu…