Drug Free School Program Life-Skills and Drug Abuse Prevention Training Program for Teachers Day One

Drug Free School Program Life-Skills and Drug Abuse Prevention Training Program for Teachers Day one – CIIM & Drug Free Foundation arranged a 2-Day Workshop with the titled of “Drug Free School Program Life-Skills and Drug Abuse Prevention Training Program for…

Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to Die

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Although preventing opioid addiction is difficult, preventing deaths from it is far simpler. The majority can be avoided with simple measures — such as knowing the signs of overdose … The government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Deschutes County talks health grants

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The county launched a Bend Area Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition several years ago to coordinate anti-drug campaigns in schools and across the region, but has relied mostly on volunteers. Federal funds to hire full-time staff “would help develop …
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We can prevent fatal ODs like Hoffman's

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It is outrageous that we taxpayers spend, on average, $ 30,000 a year to incarcerate someone with a drug problem, but we skimp on treatment programs that are less expensive and more effective in reducing illegal drug use and other crime. Too many people …
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