Substance Abuse Prevention: Cherokee Indian Hospital Substance Abuse Task Force Recognized

Cherokee Indian Hospital Substance Abuse Task Force recognized
Filed under: substance abuse prevention

Cherokee Indian Hospital was nominated for and received the 2012 IHS National Behavioral Health Achievement Award in the area of Community Mobilization in Substance Abuse Prevention. The Cherokee Indian Hospital Substance Abuse Task Force has …
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Drug drop box placed at police station
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East Central Health District Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator Brenda Priester said she saw a similar unit at a Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America training seminar and approached Zywiec with the proposal to install one at the police …
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State funds for drug abuse prevention coming
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Earl Ray Tomblin on how the six regional task forces share in the $ 7.5 million budget crafted by lawmakers last winter to help combat West Virginia's drug abuse problem, which has spiraled in recent months to an epidemic level. “We expect that any day …
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Aligning Substance Abuse Prevention with Mental Health and Primary Care


CSAP Director Frances Harding discusses with SAMHSA’s CAPT Principal Investigator Wayne Harding the agency’s vision for delivering prevention services in the context of behavioral health.

 

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