Prescription drug disposal day

Sussex The Sussex County Coalition for Healthy & Safe Families, a program of the Center for Prevention & Counseling, local law enforcement and The Drug Enforcement Administration is participating in a nationwide prescription drug disposal day on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2010 Red Ribbon Resources Catalog Features Five New Slogans to Help Students Pledge to Be Drug-Free

National Drug Prevention Week, also known as Red Ribbon Week, is a United States initiative of prevention and education about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Celebrated on October 23rd to 31st every year, students all over the country make pledges to live drug and alcohol free.

Youth drug use in Indiana: Annual survey finds increasing use of marijuana, tobacco in pipes

Cigarette use by Indiana sixth through 12th graders continued to decline, but findings from the 20th Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use also pointed to increases in marijuana use and in tobacco use in pipes.

Cape Girardeau Co. kids take, talk about teen drug use survey

A local prevention group hopes the best way to find out where Cape Girardeau County teens are getting drugs, alcohol, and tobacco is simply to ask them.

Groups Celebrate Success in Drug Prevention

Kanawha Communities That Care Inc. hosted an event on preventing drug abuse.

Partners in Prevention given $75,000 grant

Partners in Prevention-Rock County will use the money to mentor the newly formed Evansville group, Building A Safer Evansville (BASE).

Conn. drug abuse prevention programs sharing $2M

Federal officials say more than $2 million is coming to Connecticut programs that focus on preventing substance abuse among children and teens. Substance abuse prevention - Substance abuse - Connecticut - Drug abuse - Health

Prescription Medication Use is Up

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says over the past 10 years the number of Americans using prescription drugs has increased. Over those ten years, the number of people taking at least one prescription drug increased ten-percent.

Workshop to focus on suicide prevention

A QPR suicide prevention workshop is planned for 6 to 8:30 p.m., Sept. 20, in a meeting room at the Principal Financial Group.

Partners in Prevention to host Family Fun Fest

JANESVILLE — Pony rides, jugglers and door prizes are just some of the things to look forward to at the Partners in Prevention Family Fun Fest set for Saturday in Janesville.