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Narconon Fresh Start's Director of Drug Education supports Alcohol Awareness Month by speaking about the importance of drug and alcohol prevention, during prom night and graduation seasons. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 14, 2013 April is Alcohol Awareness Month and this year's theme is, "Help for Today and Hope for Tomorrow" during the 27th annual sponsorship of Alcohol Awareness month by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD). During this month,...
As part of their weekend fun and activities, the Into Action drug treatment center visited the Loggerhead Park today to celebrate Turltefest Juno Beach, Florida (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Into Action Treatment, a drug rehab center in Florida, visited Loggerhead Park for Turtlefest 2013 today as part of their weekend fun for the treatment center. The center was very excited to take their clients out to the ocean conservation park located near Juno Beach, Florida. Over 12,000 guests joined...
Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education (NOPE) visited Into Action Treatment Center this week to connect and spread the message of hope in recovery from drug addiction. Boynton Beach, Florida (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 This week Into Action Treatment welcomed members of Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education to their drug rehab center located in Boynton Beach, Florida. They have a very strong connection with N.O.P.E. and help support them and their NOPE Task Force's mission...
New chiropractic services announced by Recovery Associates, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center. These new treatment therapies will be used to help their clients stay drug free, while at the same time managing their pain in a comfortable manner. West Palm Beach, Florida (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 Recovery Associates is excited to announce a new addition to our staff. Dr. Leslie Hickey is now providing onsite chiropractic services to clients. Healing touch has been known to promote...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Corbett, along with the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), is recognizing the importance of preventing child abuse and neglect this month as part of a statewide campaign to raise awareness of prevention efforts. Acting Deputy Secretary Cathy Utz, of DPW's Office of Children, Youth and Families, today presented a proclamation from Governor Corbett at the annual child abuse prevention breakfast in Harrisburg,...
Cardinal Health Foundation Provides Funding to Seven Schools Implementing Educational and Preventative Tactics DUBLIN, Ohio, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that full-time college students aged 18 to 22 were twice as likely as their counterparts who were not full-time college students to have used Adderall® nonmedically in the past year.[i] And The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy reports at least one study showing...
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Based on its more than 20-year history of training communities to address substance abuse and its associated problems, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) has formed a new partnership with Italy's Department for Antidrug Policies to begin building community anti-drug coalitions in two major cities - Rome and Bologna. These coalitions will use CADCA's evidence-based community problem-solving model to reduce substance...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind, today, released the results of their six year study of the effectiveness of drug-testing in the prevention of substance abuse among New Jersey middle school students. For several years, some New Jersey middle schools have asked parents for permission to carry out random drug testing in the school. Now, the first longitudinal...
Quest Diagnostics Health Trends(TM) analysis also finds marijuana is the most commonly abused drug in the United States, but medical marijuana users are not more likely to misuse other drugs MADISON, N.J., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Individuals who use marijuana recreationally are more likely to misuse other drugs, including pain-controlling, but potentially addictive narcotics, sedatives and other prescription medications, than individuals who do not use marijuana, according to...
Narconon East US Executive Director, Yvonne Rodgers, attended the 2013 National RX Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando Florida to discuss creating a coordinated effort to handle the national prescription drug abuse epidemic. Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 Narconon East US Executive Director, Yvonne Rodgers was one of nearly 900 attendees at the 2013 National RX Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando, FL this week. Representatives from national, state and local government agencies, community...
