Sexuality and Suicide Prevention – Carol Read, Director of the Needham Coalition For Youth Substance Abuse Prevention hosts a series of shows at the Needham Channel. One of which includes a sh…

 

Youth Drug Prevention Campaign: “A Healthy Me Is Drug FREE™”

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“The DEA is proud to partner with the National Family Partnership on this contest and other initiatives that spread the drug prevention message throughout our local communities,” said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. “Wearing red ribbons in …
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Cartel Hits Midwest With Heroin Killing Chicago Youth

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New heroin users in the Chicago area are now more likely to be white, suburban and in their late teens or 20s, according to law enforcement officials and drug-treatment counselors. Source: Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Danny Dillon, a …
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There Was a Message in This Bottle: Why Listening to Customers Matters

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New Hampshire has the second-highest rate of young adults using pain relievers for non-medical purposes among the U.S. states and territories; as a result, much of the Coalition's attention goes to preventing prescription drug abuse. Through branded …
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