Community Center Hosts First Dance for Special Needs Teens

Community Center Hosts First Dance for Special Needs Teens

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The Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention is sponsoring the dance's DJ and refreshments through a grant from the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Admission is $ 5. –. Follow Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch on Facebook and Twitter, and …
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Film tackles prescription drug abuse in young adults

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Although Endries was never in any real danger, the scene from the movie “Ten Forty Eight” — a reference to the emergency radio code for an overdose — underscores the serious consequences of prescription drug abuse among teens. The film, written …
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LPD to host Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for public

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More than 7 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use them to get high for the first …
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FACT: 90 % of teens who could benefit from treatment for drug/alcohol abuse never get the help they need. http://t.co/MKcpgV0FP3 #Parenting – by AspenEdu (Aspen Education)