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Why We Need to Modernize Substance Use Education

 
These TC experts emphasize the critical need for a more proactive approach to substance use education

More than 40,000 youth used nicotine pouches last year alone, a staggering increase from 2021. The relatively new and less detectable product’s increasing prevalence among youth […]

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Red Ribbon Week

 
RED RIBBON WEEK is Celebrated Annually October 23-31.
Red Ribbon Week highlights the importance of living a drug-free life. It presents an opportunity for parents, educators, and communities to reinforce the drug-free messages they share with their children throughout the year. […]

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Mothers of Fentanyl victims campaign for awareness

 
Mothers of children who died via fentanyl poisoning champion NC’s new death-by-distribution law and continue to advocate for awareness
BY GALE MELCHER   The CityBeat 
JULY 20TH, 2024
 
On a billboard off of Battleground Avenue in Greensboro, 20 smiling faces flash grins through the […]

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In Oregon, parents and teachers catalyze drug prevention in schools

 
Armed with knowledge and tools, parents are making a big difference in local school districts  
by  Emily Green   February 1, 2024

  Mila Priest, 8, focuses on computer playing the PAX Good Behavior Game during class at Fern Hill Elementary School in […]

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Preventing bullying can prevent substance abuse

Posted Saturday, October 12, 2024

By MARIE GARCEAU
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Bullying prevention programs begin locally, with communities and the individuals within them creating safe and supportive schools, organizations, neighborhoods and family units.
 
While this campaign is not as recognized as much […]

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