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NAR-ANON: support group for families affected by the disease of drug addiction; 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 175 S. Main Road, Mountain Top. Call 262-3793. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m., basement of St. Stanislaus Church, West Church and …
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Police 'Take Back' 178 Pounds of Narcotics and Other Drugs

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More than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers got the drugs through friends and family, often by raiding a family member's medicine chest, the DEA said, citing the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's …
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Drug Abuse Prevention Meeting In Bright Wed.

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It gives the child an opportunity to resist the peer pressure by saying their parents are testing them for drugs,” Negangard said, adding other strategies to protect your family from substance abuse will be discussed as well. Childcare will be …
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Mothers speak of horrifying effects of spice drug: 'He throws up blood'

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"He's gotten to the point where he's homeless, because the drug is more important to him than his family." It was about a year ago that she … "'Spice' refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis …
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