State Drug Agency Seeks Millennium Funds Warning of the Dangers of …

State drug agency seeks millennium funds warning of the dangers of …

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The Idaho Office of Drug Policy (ODP) is requesting more than $ 600,000 from the Idaho Millennium Fund to assist with a statewide advertising campaign warning about prescription drug abuse. But some question if that is a proper use of fund money …
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OTC use by teens is now increasing

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Data collected from a 2008-09 Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services School Health Survey revealed only 9 percent of sixth-graders had abused OTC medications in their lifetimes. This number … The mission of the GRABB Coalition is to bring …
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Schools, county must find dollars to combat teen drug abuse

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For many years I had worked in the community with both students and families touched by the challenge of alcohol and drug addiction. Of course, I brought these skills to the dais during my County Council term as budget decisions were made and the few …
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Hansen: Addicted and homeless, it's never too late

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(DON LEACH, Coastline…) It took Vince Jenkins 53 years to finally figure it out: Life is better without drugs, crime and homelessness. After about 16 months in a With the help of the Laguna Beach Friendship Shelter program, Jenkins is graduating next …
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