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| Prevention Coalition seeking ways to combat illicit over-the-counter drugs aimed at teens | |
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The young teenager saw the police cars as they gathered outside of his home. He stood at the kitchen window, counting them as they pulled into his front yard, one after the other. 10, 20, 25, 30... He screamed at his father that the police had come, come for him. |
| Safe Communities and area law enforcement agencies unite to promote seat belt safety during Click It or Ticket | |
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May 23 to June 5 represents Click It or Ticket, a time when area law agencies crack down on drivers who are not in compliance with seat belt laws. And recently, one way area agencies were making sure that teens are getting the message was through a unique rewards program run through the Holmes and Wayne County Safe Communities organization, which conducted a sizeable program designed to help students become more aware of the necessity to buckle up, and rewarding those who do. |
| Drug Endangered Children (DEC) | |
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As part of the President's 2010 National Drug Control Strategy, the Department of Justice established the Federal Interagency Task Force on Drug Endangered Children to support the identification of model protocols, programming, and best practices related to this issue. This Web site includes a compilation of related resources and a toolkit of promising practices to assist States, local, and tribal governments in identifying, responding to, and providing services for drug endangered children. |
Beer buzz would get a big boost from GOP bill |
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Ohioans could buy beer with a whopping 18 percent alcohol content under a provision in the state budget proposed yesterday by Senate Republicans. |
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Parenting teens today can be a joy at times, and very trying at others. At the extreme, teenagers can explode in fits of violent rage, that can lead to some very serious implications. Finding ways to communicate with today’s teens isn’t always easy, but there will be an opportunity forthcoming which may open the eyes of parents and provide some quality advice and maybe even some inspiration. |
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On the outside, Michigan teen Bryce Mackie seemed to have it all; good grades, a beautiful girlfriend, an accomplished tennis game for a high school teen. Read More |