Preventing Adolescent Drug Abuse Through Life Skills Training

Published April 17, 2013

Preventing Adolescent Drug Abuse through Life Skills Training – Considerable progress has been made toward developing effective approaches to the prevention of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use. Universal school-base…

Is Kindergarten Too Soon for Drug Prevention Efforts?

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Nodecker said the coordinator, if hired, would follow a "tiered" approach and would be responsible for knowing best practices for not only substance abuse prevention, but to help get drug-addicted kids clean. "The drugs are getting more intoxicating …
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DEA Drug Take-Back Day set in Southwest Virginia

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Other community partners are the City of Norton/Wise County Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment, Concerned Citizens for Lee County Coalition, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Diversion Control-DEA, Local Law Enforcement of Lee, …
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