Alice in General Assemblyland

Filed under: drug abuse help for parents

… and Human Services Committee approved a bill that would ban teenagers from seeking substance abuse, mental health, sexually transmitted infection, birth control or pregnancy care without a notarized written consent form signed by a parent or guardian.
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Schools Take On Social Work Amid High Unemployment, Drug Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse help for parents

Every month, 12 people die from drug overdoses here, while more than 100 people are on a waiting list to talk to rehab counselors via Skype. Three-quarters of all students live in a home where parents can't find work in this one-time coal hub. The …
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COP SHOP: 'Tim's Story' to highlight drug abuse forum

Filed under: drug abuse help for parents

If parents walk away from a drug awareness forum tonight with nothing else, Richard Dunlap wants them to truly see that drug abuse has no boundaries — and there's no crystal ball to predict who will or won't be OK. “It can happen to anybody,” said …
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