Angeles City's Anti-Drug Abuse Council Best in PH

Angeles City's anti-drug abuse council best in PH

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Acadac has been selected as having one of the best anti-drug abuse councils among the local government units (LGU) in the country due to its outstanding accomplishments and performance in fighting drug problem in the city through prevention and control …
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GSA policies have positive effect on students' binge drinking

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Schools should consider including GSAs and anti-homophobia policies as part of their alcohol and drug abuse prevention strategies." In schools with established GSAs, lesbian and bisexual girls and heterosexual boys and girls, all were less likely to …
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Prevalence of drug abuse in schools is staggering

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Although the district provides effective evidence-based curriculum, a recent Children's Healthy Kid's Survey found only 25 percent of the district strongly considers substance abuse prevention to be an important goal. It is my hope that our school …
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Obama Administration Takes Aim at the War on Drugs

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

These laws carried such stiff penalties for possession and sale of controlled substances that it was thought no one in their right mind would risk so many years in prison for selling or using drugs. … Bureau of Justice Assistance—a data-driven …
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