Young Marines Educate Peers About Harms of Drug Use

Young Marines educate peers about harms of drug use
… 23-31 – the country's oldest drug abuse prevention event. They're going door-to-door to collect donations and drug-free pledges from Gurnee residents, and are visiting a Grayslake Colts football game to give other high schoolers the facts about …
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Teens in Child Welfare System Show Higher Drug Abuse Rate
That, according to Fettes, may reflect a couple of facts. "Alcohol is readily available to teenagers," she said, "and drinking is something of a normative behavior to them." But whereas drug use was more common among teens in the welfare system, not …
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Father arrested and charged with death of infant daughter
Chief Mounts told the Williamson Daily News that Moore is no stranger to trouble, and has a history of drug abuse. While at the hospital, the … After all the facts were gathered, the decision was made to charge the father with the crime. Smith said …
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Alarming Substance Abuse Facts You Should Know — Many people are still in the dark regarding substance abuse. If you think the stuff you hear and read on the news is disconcerting, you would be alarmed to f…