Coalition seeks solutions to youth substance abuse
They were there to propose community-wide solutions to discourage underage drinking and drug abuse. Creating a new teen center or coffee shop which would be run by, and for, teens took top billing when everyone voted at the end of the meeting.
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Lynbrook Students Learn Dangers of Alcohol, Drugs
As part of a continual district-wide effort to combat substance abuse by students, Lynbrook North Middle School eighth-graders attended a presentation about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse conducted by the Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug …
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Sag Harbor Community Turns Out to Hear Substance Abuse Stats
“So in this community, nothing will change about substance abuse and about underage drinking unless we begin to talk about it. And I applaud your school because they've been talking about it.” After the meeting, some parents remained in their seats …
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Prevention of substance abuse needs emphasis
Substance abuse prevention programmes have identified the risk factors existing at the individual, family, school, and community levels that put young people at greater risk for alcohol and drug abuse, and have incorporated protective factors that …
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