Lunch and Learn: Substance Abuse Awareness – (2 of 6) – The Pinal County Employee Wellness Coalition hosted a “Lunch and Learn” lecture in Florence. The topic was “Substance Abuse Awareness. The guest speaker was …

 

Kanawha County Delegate Pushes Mandatory Drug Courts

Filed under: drug abuse programs

The House Judiciary and Finance committees gave unanimous approval Tuesday to the bill aimed at relieving overcrowding in the state's prisons and regional jails and reducing the number of repeat offenders by offering new substance abuse programs.
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Study: Random Drug Testing of Middle School Students Proves Effective In …

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Now, the first longitudinal study measuring the effectiveness of these programs indicates these tests tend to reduce rates of drug abuse in later years. The PDFNJ/PublicMind study measured student attitudes toward drugs and alcohol as well as their use …
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Substance Abuse in the North

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A recent report says that the abuse of codeine-containing cough syrup has become rampant, particularly among women in northern Nigeria. What this portends is that substance abuse is silently but steadily developing into a serious problem, especially …
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Multi-million dollar effort underway to fight local drug addiction and child abuse

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"For the next 5 years, families in and around Owensboro will have the resources and tools they need through this program funding to address substance abuse and child abuse. Safe homes for our children must be a priority, and this grant will provide for …
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