Preventing Drug Abuse

Preventing drug abuse – ADHD and drug abuse. College campuses are finding prescription drugs to be a problem. Students are often exaggerating symptoms in order to obtain and sell th…

The Conversation: Drug-impaired driving, often overshadowed, inflicts a deadly …

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Drug-impaired driving has long been the less visible evil, made worse by growing rates of prescription-drug abuse as well as sustained, and in some regions rising, levels of illicit drug use. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and …
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Drug drop-off boxes set up in police stations

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

“We were looking at the success rates and we felt it would be helpful to the community if there were places to take drugs at anytime.” Prevention Works for a Drug Free Fairfield County is a community coalition that works to prevent and reduce substance …
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