Red Ribbon Week contest: A Healthy Me is Drug Free

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Students bring the Red Ribbon Week message home by working alongside parents to decorate their front door, mailbox or fence with a red ribbon and this year's theme “A Healthy Me Is Drug Free.” 2. Take a photo with the family and your Red Ribbon Week …
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Monona Cares Coalition adopts mission to eliminate underage drinking

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“Our community is committed to eliminating underage alcohol consumption and other illegal drug use in our city while promoting alternative options and improving the lives of youth and families.” The group's first action in the city was posting up signs …
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In Focus: Raising awareness of prescription drug abuse

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Constantino: I actually wish that we were able to work with people who are in the early stages of prescription drug abuse. Because often by the time they come into treatment, they're pretty seriously addicted. … Some parents when they talk about …
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Oakland County drug program praised during breakfast

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Their teenage son was a soon-to-be father who felt as though he needed to get a lifetime's worth of partying in before his daughter was born. “We just needed help, and we didn't know where to go,” said his mother, Jodi. … The family was among …
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