Pick Up the Phone

Pick Up the Phone

Filed under: drug abuse hotline

And it wouldn't have happened if the person would not have placed the call to the hotline. That took some guts. It's not easy for people to report abuse or neglect or drug use. Many people have suspicions or even first-hand knowledge of abuse and …
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Feds deny Maine's request for photo IDs when using food stamps

Filed under: drug abuse hotline

LePage has submitted many welfare reform bills, including one to ban convicted drug felons from receiving public assistance. Another could allow the state to prohibit the use of food stamps to buy soda. A third, which may be aimed at welfare fraud …
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State gets failing grade on tobacco spending

Filed under: drug abuse hotline

Cote said although the DWI program is focused primarily on DWI prevention, smoking is “still a substance abuse problem,” adding, “It's a huge public issue and it's something you would really hope public health would do something more about.” Which …
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Okeechobee School Board considers drug testing

Filed under: drug abuse hotline

The district also kept statistics for student discipline which involved drug use and or abuse. … In a 2009-2010 survey, over 82 percent of teachers disagreed or strongly disagreed that drug and alcohol abuse was a problem among students at school …
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