Teenage Heroin Epidemic


 

Teenage Heroin Epidemic – Swansea Love Story: An award-winning look at a generation lost to heroin, as told through the tragic love story of Amy and Cornelius. In 2009, Swansea drug a…

 

Youths gain skills to combat substance abuse during TTI

Filed under: teen drug abuse

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

Filed under: teen drug abuse

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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