Prevent Alcohol Abuse in the News

Scourge of under-age drinking results from poor role modeling, Carroll experts say
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Christy Jenkins, director of substance-abuse prevention for New Opportunities in Carroll, said she's concerned with the negative effects alcohol use can have on the developing teen brain, the prefrontal cortex specifically. That section of the brain is …
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Coalition to prevent underage drinking starts meeting this week in Monroe …
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“Our goal in redesigning and targeting our state prevention services is to leverage enough resources in high-need communities to achieve greater reductions in substance abuse and the harm it causes,” said Chris Imhoff, DBHR's director. “Community …
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Evidence of Heroin Addiction on the Rise
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New Jersey's system of drug and alcohol prevention and treatment will understand that there often must be an element of coercion in order to see that addicts who are in and out of hospitals and jails at great cost to society, are instead ushered into …
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Booza TV Liquor Industry Tango

Does the liquor industry really promote responsible drinking? How much do they spend trying to prevent alcohol abuse vs trying to promote it? Watch this clip…

 

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