Week of Events Aimed at Reducing Drug Abuse, Suicide – Daily Herald

Week of events aimed at reducing drug abuse, suicide – Daily Herald

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Prescription drug abuse, underage drinking, mental illness and suicide are prevalent and growing, even in Utah County. As part of the National Prevention Week, the Utah County Health Department is partnering with organizations throughout the county to …
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Groups seek to prevent substance abuse

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This is a time for communities to come together and focus on the importance of preventing substance abuse and promote mental, emotional and behavioral well-being. National Prevention Week echoes a key message of the U.S. Surgeon General's National …
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CDC: The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Prescription Drug Abuse

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"We can stop this epidemic," Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during the second National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in early April. "We have the tools, but we need everyone working together in an …
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Grassroots Prevention Coalition symposium focuses on awareness, education

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… funerals for people who suffered drug- or alcohol-related deaths under the age of 25. Ambers, who participates regularly with the Grassroots Prevention Coalition, explained that the objective of the group is the focus on substance abuse that …
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