Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version]

Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version] – Jodi Barber and Christine Brant have teamed up with Ashley Media to produce a documentary about the ongoing prescription pill epidemic in Orange County. Please visit onechoicecandestroy.com to learn more about Jodi and Christine’s fight against this crisis, and take a second to share this with your friends and family. Please also check out previous videos of Jodi’s, such as Mark Melkonian’s Tree Dedication and the 2011 Aliso Niguel Drug Assembly. Edited to preserve the identities of a few individuals included in the original film by Kaard Bombe.

Many Teens Drinking, Taking Drugs During School: Survey

Filed under: Substance Abuse

"The findings are alarming but not surprising," said Bruce Goldman, director of substance abuse services at Zucker Hillside Hospital, in Glen Oaks, N.Y. "We know that teens abuse alcohol, cannabis, prescription medications. It makes sense that they do …
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Grant helps prevent youth substance abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

For five straight years, Washington County's Chemical Health Action Collaborative (CHAC) has received a continuation of a $ 125,000 federal “drug-free communities” grant to prevent substance abuse among youth. The collaborative provides community …
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Studies of Substance Abuse with Interventions for the Youth of Native American …

Filed under: Substance Abuse

… Indian violence combines the causal forces of social disorganization, economic deprivation, a culture of violence, and the psychological mechanisms of culture conflict and perceived powerlessness with the intervening variable of alcohol/drug abuse.
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