Workshop Teaches on the Importance of Coalitions

Workshop teaches on the importance of coalitions

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

The PFS II grant will require the CFSNM to address two of the nation's top substance abuse prevention priorities in high need communities including: underage drinking among youth ages 12 to 20 and prescription drug misuse and abuse among youth and …
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Arizona worst or close in CDC measures of teen substance abuse

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"It's a support." Twenty Valley high schools use Teen AA, which is one way officials are addressing rates of teenage substance abuse that ranked Arizona near the bottom among states in a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention.
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Awareness is key in Montana's fight against prescription drug addiction

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In his four years as the Missoula Police Department's sole officer devoted to prescription drug abuse, Detective Dean Chrestenson said he's seen too many deaths and near-deaths. … When prevention fails, private rehab is one, albeit very expensive …
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Budgets influencing probations, Idaho judges say

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… State Correction Center, women at Pocatello. Every inmate entering the system is assigned a road map for treatment and programming, including anger management, problem solving, cognitive behavior treatment, substance abuse and relapse prevention.
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