Part 4: The Prescription Drug Abuse Problem

Part 4: The prescription drug abuse problem

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Reach Up participants have a self-reported low incidence of substance abuse, but they often have to cope with addiction and substance abuse in their family circle. Parents, siblings, spouses and partners are frequently drug dependent and sometimes …
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Call made for additional school Resource officers

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"The loudest voice I heard was that parents and people want resource officers at each school," Superintendent Debra Dunn said at a School Committee meeting Wednesday night, Dec. 19. "We want … Currently, there is one resource officer at York Middle …
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Pupils launch community campaign against drugs, alcohol and smoking

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STUDENTS at a Derby school have been learning about the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction and raising awareness in the community. Six sessions with year-eight students at Woodlands School, in Allestree, were run … She returned later in the year …
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Parents talk to kids about drug abuse

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Parents and adults here are in denial about drug abuse by their kids, a former federal drug enforcement agent told members of the Grand Forks Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition recently. By: Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks Herald. Parents and adults …
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How to prevent children from abusing prescription drugs – You might be surprised to learn where kids are getting their hands on prescription drugs. Dr. Mel Pohl explains how parents can help prevent their children from abusing medications.