National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: A Parent’s Perspective
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National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: A Parent’s Perspective
With National Medicine Abuse Awareness month in full swing, I am awe struck by all the amazing efforts led by
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Coming Together to Demand Solutions to the Addiction Crisis
UNITE to Face Addiction is thrilled to join tens of thousands of people across the country celebrating recovery as Recovery

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Combating Youth Prescription Drug Use through Coalitions
This past year, the Concho Valley C.A.R.E.S. Coalition, a Drug-Free Community (DFC) in San Angelo, Texas, pioneered a prescription drug

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New Coalition Prevents Crime with Youth Prevention Strategies
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This old adage worked for the Troy Drug Free Community Coalition

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Chicago Rallies its Westside Residents to Reduce Underage Drinking
Sometimes, all it takes to start community change is a cup of coffee. When the West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders

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Coalitions in Action: Illinois Coalition Teams Up with Law Enforcement to Educate Community About Social Host Law
When the Link Together Coalition learned that 49 percent of teens in Wheeling Township, Ill., said that they would never

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Coalitions in Action: Gettysburg Coalition Addresses Prescription Drug Abuse and Wins Award
“What makes coalitions unique is their potential to combine the different perspectives, knowledge and skills of a group of people

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Coalitions in Action: Arizona Coalition Makes Big Impact on Youth Substance Abuse Rates
By harnessing the power of the community, a coalition in Arizona has consistently decreased rates of youth alcohol, marijuana, tobacco

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CADCA Helps Communities in Costa Rica Reduce Youth Marijuana Use and Crime
For several years, people in the Pavas district of Costa Rica were experiencing an increase in crime and in youth