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Opinion: Drug awareness programs need to step up

Drug awareness programs targeted at highschoolers are embedded into modern culture; DARE, Just Say No, and the BioMed Central ...
Daily Reporter

Red Ribbon Week raises awareness for drug prevention

HANCOCK COUNTY — Officials who battle drug addiction and drug crimes on a daily basis want people to know this week has been Red Ribbon Week — a time set aside to raise awareness for drug prevention ...
OPB

Investigation: Most Oregon drug use prevention programs for kids not science-backed

As science teacher Zach Lazar looks out across his classroom at South Eugene High School, he sees more kids struggling than he did before the pandemic. In the past two years, Lazar said, three of his ...
The Advocate

Gonzales walk raises awareness of drug abuse deaths

Ascension Parish families who have lost loved ones to drug addiction walked in remembrance during the fourth annual Millie Mattered Gonzales Walk at the Gonzales Jambalaya Park April 13. The drug ...
Newsweek

With Teen Fentanyl Deaths on the Rise, We Need to Rethink Who Delivers Drug Prevention Programs | Opinion

This month, a tragic wave of teen fentanyl deaths prompted Texas lawmakers to propose mandatory fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning education in grades 6-12. Other states around the country are ...
Newsweek

To Save America’s Youth, Lawmakers Should Invest in Drug Prevention | Opinion

Prevention remains one of the most effective and cost-conscious tools we have in our fight against the drug crisis. This National Prevention Week, we urge lawmakers to renew their investments in ...