How to Prevent Children From Abusing Prescription Drugs

Published January 9, 2013

How to prevent children from abusing prescription drugs – You might be surprised to learn where kids are getting their hands on prescription drugs. Dr. Mel Pohl explains how parents can help prevent their children from abusing medications.

'Water by the Spoonful,' at the Second Stage Theater

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… Alegría Hudes that is making its New York premiere at the Second Stage Theater. Almost all the characters in this moving collage of lives in crisis have a grim history — and maybe a grimmer future — of substance abuse. Often their addictions have …
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Super: 'We're Losing Kids' to Lacey's Drug Problem

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Twenty-five parents and school employees participated in a community forum Tuesday night on a random drug program that the district is considering implementing. The purpose of the meeting was to generate questions … “[Drug testing] is another …
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'Healing circles' a haven for lost youth

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They sat in a circle around a campfire and did something rare and unknown to most of them: They shared their feelings about experiences of verbal and physical abuse, drugs and alcohol, absent fathers and racism. The circle, known as … They're …
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Students design billboard to fight Rx drug abuse

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PRESCRIPTON DRUG AWARENESS BILLBOARD in North Wilkesboro was designed by members of a substance abuse prevention group at Wilkes Central High School. … Another goal is to give the teen leaders opportunities to mentor students that may need help with …
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