Preventing Alcohol Abuse in the News

Teens Aren't Getting the 'Say No' Memo
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A recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration revealed that exposure to substance abuse prevention messages in school and in the media has declined among adolescents since 2000. … community, parents, teachers …
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Is Dr. Drew too dangerous for prime time?
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But what's even more disturbing is that most of those deaths — possibly even McCready's — might have been prevented if the program had utilized treatment practices proven to be most effective. the fix … He has developed drugs to treat dependence to …
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Twitter delivers substance abuse prevention message
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The Johnston Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is geared toward preventing drug and alcohol use among young people. So to get that message across, they're communicating with teens in a language they understand – in 140 characters or less.
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