Just Like Me – High School Drug Prevention Program
Just Like Me – high school drug prevention program – Just Like Me is a joint initiative with the Center for Creative Development and The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD). This interactive, peer-to-peer program empowers students to make healthy decisions about drug use. Utilizing art as a compelling tool for self-discovery and self-expression, Just Like Me brings kids together through community art projects to frankly address issues of substance abuse and other social concerns. The 4-month, in-school program guides students to learn valuable life and leadership skills and rally the larger community in support of their continued growth and development. Teens create the opportunity to assume true leadership roles as they rally and unite their families and educational, business, civic, religious, political and law enforcement organizations in support of their work. The four-part curriculum includes an audio-visual exhibit, live presentation, public art exhibit and teacher education program. Each phase builds layers of experience, awareness and action for students, teachers, parents and the community at large. After nearly 20 years of zero tolerance drug policies, teen drug use continues to rise and the problem grows more complex. Just Like Me offers teens the opportunity to learn valuable life skills while developing a sense of self-worth and purpose.
NotMYkid drug prevention workshop is tonight
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NotMYkid drug prevention workshop is tonight. The Eagle Valley Enterprise. Community need has prompted the Eagle County Sheriff's Office to present a free substance abuse prevention workshop from NotMYkid. The workshop will take place today, Jan.
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Editorial: Subtance abuse issue merits an aggressive national effort
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More resources devoted to treatment would help, no doubt, as would continued prevention efforts such as education about substance abuse's harmful effects. But as Rahall pointed out, education and treatment alone cannot solve the problem. That's where …
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Northern High trio treks to DC for anti-drug conference
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Wanda Boone, who started Durham TRY in 2003, formed the organization to work with youth and adults to promote substance abuse prevention and treatment. “The more assets a child has at their disposal, the more they can excel in life,” Boone said.
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