SWAT Substance Abuse Prevention Video Contest 2012 – Maggie Narvil, Allison Scheman, and Carley English (Chestatee Academy SWAT members) participating in a video contest for the Drug Free Coalition of Hall Coun…

'It's important to unwrap some of the cotton wool that kids have been wrapped …

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He said: “The prevention work the PSNI does is fantastic and it is important to stress that drug abuse around Newtownabbey is not as bad as it is in many other areas. “Many children that we talk to do not realise that cannabis is even illegal and think …
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Prescription drug abuse a problem in Oklahoma

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“It is mistakenly assumed that abusing prescription drugs is a safer alternative to abusing illegal drugs,” said Avy Doran, project coordinator for the unintentional poisoning prevention programs within Injury Prevention Service at the Oklahoma State …
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Teenagers Work Together to Fight Substance Abuse in Schools

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Michelle Perdue, the project coordinator of the Teen Summit and head of the Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership (CCSAPP), said prescription drugs have worked their way into the hands of students. "They think it's safe because it's …
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