substance abuse prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention Is Suicide Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention is Suicide Prevention
There is a powerful connection between the missions of the substance abuse prevention and treatment communities and the suicide … 202,000 suicide attempts in which prescription drugs were used as the means, 33,000 of which were narcotic … drug abuse – Bing News

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Drug Abuse Prevention Groups Urge Government to Reconsider Stance on Marijuana

Drug Abuse Prevention Groups Urge Government to Reconsider Stance on Marijuana
Drug abuse prevention groups this week urged the Department of Justice to reconsider its announcement that it will allow Colorado and Washington to carry out their new recreational marijuana laws. drug abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results

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Rally4Recovery Kicks Off in Providence, Aims to Help People Conquer Addiction

Rally4Recovery kicks off in Providence, aims to help people conquer addiction
PROVIDENCE — More than 100 people including health-care providers, professionals who treat addiction and people recovering from alcohol and drug addictions gathered Friday at Roger Williams Medical Center to mark the start of national “Recovery … Read more on The… Continue reading

Program Launched to Track Drug Abuse in Georgia – Sacramento Bee

Program launched to track drug abuse in Georgia – Sacramento Bee


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Program launched to track drug abuse in Georgia
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Officials with the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency say a new database is expected to help doctors and law enforcement keep tabs on prescription drug… Continue reading

UW Agency Educates Kay County on Substance Abuse

UW Agency Educates Kay County on Substance Abuse
Last fall NOYS was awarded a federal grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to coordinate and support The Kay County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. The Coalition was formed to promote awareness and … Read more on Ponca City News… Continue reading

Salt Lake City School District Offers Substance Abuse Prevention Seminar

Salt Lake City School District offers substance abuse prevention seminar
SALT LAKE CITY — Parents, teachers, and coaches are invited to a free seminar on substance abuse prevention. The seminar is hosted by the Salt Lake City School District Prevention Dimensions program and will be held at the Salt Lake… Continue reading