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What Is the Truth about e-cigarettes?
There’s a lot of misconceptions about e-cigarettes and how they can affect our health. What we do know is that e-cigarettes do, in fact, contain nicotine, and nicotine is addictive.
To learn more about e-cigarettes, visit the link below:
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Resources for Parents
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids has a number of valuable resources for parents and families looking to prevent experimentation with drugs as well as help for those who fear their child is already abusing a substance. Check it out here!…
Tips For Throwing A Safe Summer Party
Its officially summer and summer time is a season to celebrate!
Here are three quick tips to throw and entertaining and safe party:
- Plan actives like party games or door prizes that do not involve alcohol.
- Do not push alcoholic
Celebrating National Prevention Week!
All this week, we are supporting and spreading the word about National Prevention Week, an annual health observance raising awareness and action around substance abuse and mental health issues. Today is when we focus on underage drinking and alcohol …
Opioid PSA
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) has recently released a PSA regarding opioids and Georgia’s Good Samaritan Law.
To check out this PSA, visit the web link below:
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The Dangers of E-Cigarettes
Featured in the Johns Hopkins Newsletter , a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that e-cigarettes not only deliver nicotine which can lead to addiction, but can lead to an increased risk in cardiac arrest …
CDC Reports 19% Increase in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported an increase in teen overdose deaths by 19% between 2014 and 2015. The increase in death rate rose from 3.1 deaths per 100,000 teens to 3.7 per 100,000. In 2015, …
Several States Report Resurgence of Meth in Rural Areas
According to NBC News, there has been several reports of a resurgence of meth throughout the United States. There have been mention of resurgence of the drug specifically in rural areas of different states, such as Ohio, Texas, Minnesota, Montana, …
Cobb County Store Fails “Under 21 Compliance Check”
Last month it was reported that a Cobb County alcohol retail establishment failed the “Under 21 Compliance Check”.
The check is often ran by the Cobb County police to see if alcohol retail establishments will sell alcohol to people who …