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A New Coalition Is Taking on Youth Substance Abuse in Winona County. – Winona Daily News

A new coalition is taking on youth substance abuse in Winona County. – Winona Daily News

A new coalition is taking on youth substance abuse in Winona County.
Winona Daily News
The coalition, the Winona County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, is applying for a multi-year federal grant based on a model that has been in place in nearby Goodhue County for a year. The purpose is to bring abuse-prevention services together

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Students Urged to Break Silence on Drug Abuse – Statesman Journal

Students urged to break silence on drug abuse – Statesman Journal

Students urged to break silence on drug abuse
Statesman Journal
Ron Putnam, whose 21-year-old daughter died of an accidental heroin overdose two years ago, urged West Salem High School students Thursday to speak up if they suspect their peers are abusing drugs. “I know you all think you're young and strong and 

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Drug Abuse – Google News

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‘My Sad Drug and Alcohol History’ – NEWS.com.au

‘My sad drug and alcohol history’ – NEWS.com.au

'My sad drug and alcohol history'
NEWS.com.au
'My sad drug and alcohol history'. Allison Hudson. Source: Twitter. I have a binder that holds all my work and assignments from rehab, and I will often look through it. As I look back over the 19 pages of my narrative, which reads like a sad
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New Campus Coalition for Alcohol, Drug Abuse Prevention Formed – University of Delaware

New campus coalition for alcohol, drug abuse prevention formed – University of Delaware

New campus coalition for alcohol, drug abuse prevention formed
University of Delaware
1:23 p.m., March 6, 2014–The newly formed Campus Coalition for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention held its inaugural meeting earlier this semester to begin expanding and advancing alcohol prevention initiatives at the University of Delaware.

Drug Abuse – Google News

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Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual – Los Angeles Times

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual – Los Angeles Times

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
Los Angeles Times
The article identifies doctors as the primary source of narcotic painkillers for chronic abusers and says a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study challenges the belief that the abuse epidemic is caused largely by users getting drugs from

Drug Abuse – Google News

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Oklahoma Senate Advances Bill Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse – Tulsa World

Oklahoma Senate advances bill targeting prescription drug abuse – Tulsa World

Oklahoma Senate advances bill targeting prescription drug abuse
Tulsa World
OKLAHOMA CITY — The state Senate on Wednesday passes a measure aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse. Senate Bill 1821 by Sen. A.J. Griffin, R-Guthrie, would require physicians to check a database before prescribing controlled dangerous 
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