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DEA Rx Take Back Day 2K23: Act II

🗣TOMORROW, SATURDAY, OCT 28nd 🗓
10AM 🕙 – 2PM 🕑
COME SEE US!
EVERY YEAR, TWICE A YEAR!! ITS OUR BIG PREVENTION EFFORT TO STOP OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE!

The DEA prescription drug (Rx) Take Back Day event offers …

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#RRW2K23

Every year we recognize and celebrate Red Ribbon Week as an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drug use and misuse. Schools get involved by having different events and/or themes each day …

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Something’s Brewin’!

This spooky season, we’ve got a couple of things a’brewin’ in our communities!

First, the National DEA Rx Take Back Day…

CLEAN OUT THOSE MEDICINE CABINETS AND COME VISIT US! On OCTOBER 28TH from 10AM – 2PM, you can drop …

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NCHS TAC Students Simluate… Never Emulate!

Our Teen Advisory Council (TAC) students at North Cobb High School were having a little fun with the DUI (“drunk”) simulation googles during one of their meetings. The exercise was meant to be able to experience how difficult it is …

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TRENDING: #Sobriety

Provided by one of our own coalition member, Brian DiNapoli, there have been a number of events and articles in circulation where sobriety has become a major focus among youth in communities! These articles depict youth and young adults choosing …

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Influence In and Out of The Classroom

As we are well into the school year, we would like to take this moment to recognized our TEACHERS! As some of the most trusted adults of our youth and their parents outside of the home, teachers have plenty of 
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National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. The issue of suicide can be linked to issues of mental health that can be exasperated by excessive alcohol use and drug use (including prescription drug misuse). This month we want to bring awareness
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TAC Teen Camp Recap!

This past summer, in collaboration with the Georgia Prevention Project, we hosted the TAC Team Camp: “Future Me” Summit! It was a day full of fun learning as we empowered our youth to unleash their full potential! With about 50 …

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In The News: Marijuana and Cobb County

Recently, a medical marijuana dispensary has opened up in Cobb County—the marijuana oil is what is legal now and the dispensary only sells the oil products. The more people that acquire medical marijuana cards, the more dispensaries will pop up …

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Community SPOTLIGHT: Lumpkin County High School Students Know They’re Enough

We are so proud of our Lumpkin County High School students who chose not to vape within the last month of taking the 2020 Georgia School Health Survey! They understand that they have enough, they do enough, and they are …