Big River United Way Spotlight: Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services
Big River United Way Spotlight: Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services
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The Project Alert curriculum is on the Model Program list from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Substance Abuse Prevention, and National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices. “This program has been …
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Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in East Texas
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"Their body is building a tolerance and they don't realize it, and you can tolerate that medication, but the problem occurs when it becomes toxic in your body," Phyllis Grandgeorge, the executive director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, said.
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How to Prevent Teenage Alcohol Abuse and Substance Abuse.
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The researchers opted to study these ethnic groups because they have the highest rates of alcohol and marijuana use in eighth grade. The children were asked several questions about their attitude towards drugs, whether they used drugs, and what their …
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