County Coalition to Help Prevent Youth Substance Abuse Receives $125000

County coalition to help prevent youth substance abuse receives 5000

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”Funds from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program are currently being used to support the efforts of the Humboldt Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition to reduce youth substance use, including the 'In Focus' youth photo project that …
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Braintree fall substance abuse night is Sept. 19

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

… attendance will be state Sen. John Keenan, chairman of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee, who will give an update on the prescription drug abuse prevention bill; Sheriff Michael Bellotti; and recovery speakers from the Gavin Foundation.
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Fair offers drug abuse help and information

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It is seen both ways as the Fountain Centers and the Freeborn County Partners in Prevention put on the Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Recovery Resource Fair. "In Freeborn County, the three most used are alcohol, tobacco and marijuana," said Alice …
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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. In partnership with SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) youth learned about prescription drug abuse and identified gaps in current prevention efforts. The group of 16 delegates came up with potential solutions that the 4-H program can implement to help prevent prescription drug abuse and presented this information to administrators at SAMHSA on April 6th, 2011.

 

From Twitter:

RT @INSenateGOP: #INSen @MikeDelph & #IN Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force meet at 4 p.m. in Gov South, 1st Floor Conf. Rm 22. http:/ … – by KaraKenney6 (Kara Kenney)

 

From Twitter:

#INSen @MikeDelph & #IN Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force meet at 4 p.m. in Gov South, 1st Floor Conf. Rm 22. http://t.co/I5nIZZAf #INLegis – by INSenateGOP (INSenateRepublicans)

 

From Twitter:

Rule of Law / Drug awareness and drug abuse prevention are key for the rule of law. Her… http://t.co/0y4cJlUW, see more http://t.co/YRLvHbD9 – by baljit (Baljit Grewal, PhD)