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WINSTON-SALEM SEES RED DURING OCTOBER AS PART OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD), Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex, Wake Forest Athletics, ISP Sports and Drug-Free NC are teaming up to light the night sky in red.
This collaboration during Substance Abuse Awareness Month is the only one of its kind in North Carolina. Red is the official color of substance abuse awareness.
The project is a combined effort to raise awareness of drug and alcohol abuse, the dangers, and the repercussions. More than 50 percent of the people in the Piedmont Triad are affected by addiction.
Drug Free NC Receives National Partnership Alliance Achievement Award
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New York, NY -The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is pleased to announce that Drug Free NC has earned the 2008/2009 Partnership Alliance Achievement Award. This national award recognizes Drug Free NC’s comprehensive, proactive and innovative approaches to supporting drug and alcohol abuse prevention throughout the Carolinas.
Drug-Free NC is one of only five local Alliances to win this award. "We are honored to receive the Partnership Alliance Achievement Award," said Bert Wood, C.E.O of Partnership for a Drug-Free NC. "It is truly gratifying to know that our efforts as a purveyor of social message education make a difference in people’s lives."
WINSTON-SALEM POLICE DEPARTMENT, WINSTON-SALEM DASH AND DRUG-FREE NC TO PROVIDE NEW SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD), Winston-Salem Dash baseball club, and Partnership for a Drug-Free NC will team up to offer substance abuse prevention to Winston-Salem and its surrounding communities. The partnership represents the first of its kind in the country.
WSPD, DRUG-FREE NC, AND FINNEGAN’S WAKE TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE DRINKING THROUGH DESIGNATED DRIVER INCENTIVES
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC - At least one person is killed every day in North Carolina in an alcohol-related car wreck. Only about one out of 100 drunk drivers is caught. In 2008 one person was arrested every hour for driving under the influence.
The Winston-Salem Police Department, Drug-Free NC, and Finnegan’s Wake Irish Pub will begin partnering Thursday May 14th, to offer safe and sober driving messages in downtown Winston-Salem through table top messages and designated driver incentives.
Click here to watch the Fox 8 news coverage; click here to watch the WXII news coverage
Learn more about implementing low-risk consumption guidelines; click here to read about the Domino Strategy.
PARENTS AWARE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG DANGERS, BUT PREVENTATIVE ACTION LAGS
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Partnership for a Drug-Free America and Partnership for a Drug-Free NC announced today 20 percent of teens admit to abusing prescription drugs.
The 14th annual Parents Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) reports the abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medication is an increasingly entrenched behavior.
Conversely, though, the study shows parents are much more aware of the dangers of these medications. The number of parents who mistakenly believe abusing prescription medication is "much safer" dropped by nearly half since 2007 from 19 to 10 percent.