Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention

Published May 15, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention – At the 2011 National 4-H Conference hundreds of youth from across the country came together to discuss issues and topics they were interested in affecting. I…

Suicide up among middle-aged Americans, but why?

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Published: Tuesday, May 14 2013 11:10 p.m. MDT. A report released this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the annual age-adjusted suicide rate for those 35 to 64 rose from 13.8 per 100,000 in 1999 to 16.7 in 2010 …
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National Prevention Week – WTVY

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The Dothan Houston County Substance Abuse Partnership visits schools and local groups. But they say education can start at home and the earlier the better. "Starting before they reach the third grade, because most smokers will start, it has been proven …
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Anti-drug abuse coalition launches pot education effort

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Prompted by recent legislation that deemed marijuana legal for medical and recreational use, Macomb County drug abuse prevention organizations are fighting back. “There's a lot of talk about marijuana these days,” said Charlene McGunn, executive …
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