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Youths gain skills to combat substance abuse during TTI
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Tennessee Teen Institute youth leaders from Jackson County work on a strategic plan through their Community Action Team (CAT) to reduce alcohol and drug use in their community. They are, from left, McKenzie Martin, Caden Fox, Michael Lilly, Ben Gentry …
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State news in brief
Filed under: teen drug abuse
… Utah National Parks Council Scout Executive David Pack says the camp will continue despite the death. Pack says the teen was a counselor-in-training. … A group of lawmakers and community members met Wednesday at the state capitol to discuss the …
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Teen Beauty Queen Says NYPD Treated Her Like An Animal During Stop
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A teenage Westchester beauty queen is suing the NYPD for badly mistreating her and her mother during a stop in Harlem. “We were treated like animals,” … 2nd: And whats the problem? nypd is routinely engaged in unlawful stops seizure arrests. And in …
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Local students attending prevention program
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For the first time, the Streator Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition will send four local students to attend the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute, a weeklong leadership training camp for students to learn how to implement change in their communities.
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