Editorial: Anti-Drug Message to Pregnant Women Is Crucial

Editorial: Anti-drug message to pregnant women is crucial

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse

They are babies born with addictions either to drugs or alcohol because their mothers had abused the substances during their pregnancies. Just how severe the problem is in West Virginia was spelled out by two doctors — David Chaffin and Sean Loudin …
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Youth leaders encourage alcohol-free celebrations

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse

The Healthy People Wood County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention team and the Inner Wisconsin Coalition for Youth together with law enforcement remind everyone that Parents Who Host Lose the Most: Don't Be a Party to Underage Drinking.
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Time For War On Substance Abuse In South Africa

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse

In 2011 President Jacob Zuma pointed out: "Over the past decade there has been a rapid increase in the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs by citizens of all ages, men and women, boys and girls." He added that "it was alarming that the age of …
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Drug awareness and prevention presentation for parents in Kirkland

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse

“Alcohol and other drugs are more detrimental to an adolescent's developing body than at any other time in their life,” explains Youngberg. “Substance use can seriously interrupt development of a healthy brain and lead to other significant problems …
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