Suicide Prevention Network to Hit 1 Million Calls This Year

Suicide prevention network to hit 1 million calls this year

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Last year, Lines for Life fielded 16,000 suicide risk calls and 35,000 calls total, which included calls about substance abuse and others from military vets or their families. Despite its prominence in the suicide prevention community and strong track …
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Listen To Your Mother and The Partnership at Drugfree.org to Host Live …

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

"It's through their creative voices, in communities connected to parents and families, that we'll be able to further share the message of prevention and encourage others to join us in helping end teen abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter …
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Hudson Summer Fest to showcase positives of being drug free

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

With the goal of showcasing the positives of being drug and alcohol free through music, poems and skits, the Hudson Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition will hold its first Substance Free Summer Fest Friday. Created after the town received a …
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Zoeller launches website to combat drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

“There is a misconception that because a drug is prescribed by a doctor that it is safe,” said Peggy Welch, member of Indiana's Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force and former state legislator. “But that's not the case if you aren't using it …
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