New Proposals Could Reduce Drug Abuse

Published February 22, 2013

New proposals could reduce drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

CORRECTIONS: An earlier version of this article said the N.C. Harm Reduction Coalition was a drug abuse-prevention advocacy group. It also advocates for those affected by immigration statuses, gender issues and diseases, not just prescription drug abuse.
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Entries sought for substance abuse prevention contest

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

GAINESVILLE – The Drug Free Coalition of Hall County has launched its second annual Face it…Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Video Contest. The contest is open to individual students or groups (of up to 5) in middle school, grades 6 – 8 or high school …
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Need to prevent drug abuse among youth stressed

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

As part of it's community involvement initiative, the MoNC organised a seminar on the theme of 'Drug Abuse Prevention Amongst Youth' at the Sir Syed Memorial Society in Islamabad. The seminar was opened by Joint Secretary MoNC Mian Zulqarnain Aamir, …
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Part 2 – Fighting Back With Public Outreach – Guests Laurie Serra, cofounder of the Pinellas Chapter of Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) and Jackie Griffin from Operation PAR and the Live Free Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition discuss public education efforts to enlighten parents and young people to the dangers of prescription drug abuse. Visit www.pinellascounty.org for more information about Pinellas County’s effort to fight back against prescription drug abuse.

From Twitter:

NIH study shows effectiveness of youth prevention activiites on Rx drug abuse #Rxdrugabuse
http://t.co/B9JF5b6w – by ID_RADARCenter (Idaho RADAR Center)

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Join ADAPT – the @UVA Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team! Applications due March 4th http://t.co/axewFH3Z @GordieCenter #UVA – by UVAGreekLife (UVA FSL)