Ashland Substance Abuse Prevention kids (ASAP) – BoS meeting 6-5-13 – Ashland kids make anti-drug presentation to Board of Selectmen.

Unite for Youth takes aim at keeping illegal prescription drugs from teens

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I had recently become aware of the community-level work the Unite For Youth Coalition was doing around youth substance-use prevention and thought that this would be a great opportunity to connect with the coalition and assist medical providers in …
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Hudson County drug prevention program awarded 0K in federal grants

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The Hudson Coalition for a Drug Free Community was awarded $ 200,000 in federal grants to continue its work in preventing drug abuse among youth, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez announced. The grants consisted of $ 75,000 to continue an existing program …
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Vigil in memory of those who lost lives to drugs

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 28,000 drug-related deaths nationwide each year. "Many lives have been destroyed by substance abuse and the disease of addiction," NOPE Task Force Executive Director Karen Perry …
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