Former NBA Player Herren Shares Story of Drug Abuse With Tappan Zee Students

Former NBA Player Herren Shares Story of Drug Abuse With Tappan Zee Students

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One of his messages to Tappan Zee's students was to be themselves. He said it was a desire to be something other than himself that often led him to drink and use drugs. He also spoke about the risk of abusing prescription drugs. He talked about how …
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Several local school systems honored for drug abuse prevention efforts

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Gov. Bob McDonnell is honoring Charlottesville, Albemarle County and Orange County's public school systems for their efforts to raise awareness of and prevent youth substance abuse. The local school systems were among 14 honored as part of the …
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Drug Abuse and Recovery

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Nancy Shute interviews David Sheff and his son, Nic Sheff, about their struggle with drug abuse. Nic Sheff wrote the book "Tweak" about his meth addiction and his father David wrote "Beautiful Boy" from his perspective on being the father of a drug addict.
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