Faith & Drug Abuse Prevention

Faith & Drug Abuse Prevention — The ASAP Center in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area helps ideas become reality. With small grants, the center helps faith-based groups prevent drug use in t…

FDA cracks down, finally, on painkillers: Our view
The deadliest drug problem in America is not heroin or cocaine or even crack cocaine. It's the abuse of perfectly … Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said "doctors caused" this epidemic. "We're prescribing …
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Main Street alight for Red Ribbon Week to raise drug abuse awareness
“From Memorial Drive to High Street, the tree trunks along Main Street were wrapped in red lights,” Ashton said. “We are trying to let the community know that people are working to reduce substance abuse.” Ashton said Prevention Works partnered with …
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Some 'Molly' might be more than the users bargain for
The center is an organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, education and research of substance abuse and alcoholism with several locations in southwestern Pennsylvania. Capretto said that of the about 65 percent of individuals at the center …
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