ETSU scholars get .2M for drug abuse prevention
JOHNSON CITY (AP) – East Tennessee State University has received a more-than-$ 2.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to launch a research program aimed at battling prescription drug abuse. According to the school, a team of …
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PROSPER prevention programs dramatically cut substance abuse among teens
Prevention is often the best medicine, not only for physical health, but also public health, according to researchers at Penn State and Iowa State University. According to the researchers, young adults reduce their overall prescription drug misuse up …
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Comment: Drug abuse prevention saves lives and cuts costs
It is unacceptable for us to think that we can ignore the drug problem and it will just go away. We are a country still living in deep denial about drug use by youth. Journey believes that the three sentences destroying youth – more than any other …
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