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February
2006 |
Substance Abuse and
Youth |
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| Welcome to
The Next Step |
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Welcome to the first
online-only edition of The Next Step, North Carolina’s
substance abuse newsletter. We will do our best to provide
information that is useful to clinicians, administrators,
educators, policy makers, and citizens of North Carolina.
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Keeping Youth Drug-Free in
North Carolina |
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 Why do kids and teens turn to substance use, mis-use, and
abuse? Learn what NC is doing to combat substance abuse across
the state. Full Story. |
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NC in the Forefront of Substance Abuse Prevention |
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NC receives SAMHSA award to implement the Strategic Prevention
Framework – State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG).
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Generation Rx - Prescription
Drug Abuse and Teens |
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 One of the latest substance abuse trends
among teens is prescription drug abuse. Find answers to
Frequently Asked Questions about what our teens are doing with
prescription drugs. Full Story. |
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Working With Youth -
Prevention |
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Knowing what works to help youth make healthy
decisions is half the battle. One specialist tells us how she
and others are making a difference.
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NC Parent Network: Building
Capacity by Mobilizing Parents |
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All across North Carolina, the number of parents
as partners in prevention is growing as a result of the
formation of the North Carolina Parent Network.
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Substance Abuse and
Youth-Related NC Policy
New NC Medicaid plan takes effect March 20,
2006 |
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Professionals will soon be able to offer more
comprehensive substance abuse services.
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Alphabet Soup - Substance
Abuse (SA) Acronyms Defined |
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Not only do we show you what the acronyms mean,
but you can follow links to almost 40 websites that are great
resources for substance abuse (some specifically address youth
concerns). Full Story. |
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Training and Events Calendar |
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For professionals and non-professionals, all of
these events will help us learn how to reduce substance abuse.
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| To view previous editions of The
Next Step, click here. |
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