South Bay Students Advocate for Drug and Alcohol Prevention

Published July 20, 2013

South Bay students advocate for drug and alcohol prevention

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Cheyenne Pence, 14, who will be a freshman at Hilltop High School this year and is among the members of the South Bay Community Change Project, said she has seen a lot of drug abuse at school and wants to make sure information gets to people.
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Editorial: Cuts to public health come back to hurt county

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Beyond the county's health care network, effective STD prevention requires education. In the past, school districts … She points to increasing levels of high-risk behavior, specifically high levels of casual, unprotected sex with multiple partners …
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Kennedy stands against medical marijuana accessibility

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

And what's crystal clear is that prevention is the best defense against addiction, said Kennedy, who said he has been sober from drugs and alcohol for 2 1/2 years. Medical marijuana will allow a lot more teenagers to experiment and that will lead to a …
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