UNITED WAY: Drug Court Works to Keep Teens Straight

UNITED WAY: Drug Court works to keep teens straight

Filed under: drug abuse help for teenagers

Teens facing drug charges rely on the Payne County Drug Court to keep them out of juvenile detention centers. Without funding from the … “The best definition for drug addiction that I know is 'Running from self,' ” Stackenwalt said. Text Only | Photo …
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PD Editorial: Dream Center and residents deserve support

Filed under: drug abuse help for teenagers

Due to alcohol or drug abuse, incarceration or other issues, they've been separated from their parents. So they grew up in the care of foster parents. But foster care ends the day youths turn 18. And for 65 percent of foster youth in Sonoma County, the …
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Parents Offer Best Advice to Steer Clear of Teenage Drinking

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In fact, the opposite is true: Almost every adult who has a drug problem started using as a teenager.” You need to know how to read your teenager — they're all different, wrote Benton from Louisville: “… unless you take the time to get to know your …
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West Seattle parents gather to talk teens and drugs

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Over 20 parents of West Seattle students – mostly from Madison Middle School and West Seattle High School – gathered at the WSHS Library on the night of Oct. 10 to share their fears and frustrations with drug and alcohol abuse among teens and …
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