Posted: Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Sun Street Centers Board of Directors received a donation of $5000 from the Helping Hands Foundation of Monterey County at their Board meeting on Tuesday evening. The donation is for Renovations for Recovery, [...]
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Posted: Thursday, March 18th, 2010
While communities are faced with a number of substance abuse issues, underage drinking continues to be among the most pervasive ones, with nearly 11 million underage drinkers today. That’s why April is designated [...]
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Posted: Monday, March 1st, 2010
Sun Street Centers and S.T.E.P.S. (Safe Teens Empowerment Project in Salinas and Seaside) are proud to announce the launch of their new website. S.T.E.P.S. now have a valuable tool to reach not only [...]
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Posted: Thursday, February 25th, 2010
A startling 97 percent of individuals who misused OxyContin said that they got the drug from a friend or relative with a prescription for the opiate painkiller, HealthDay News reported Feb. 18.
Researchers [...]
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Posted: Monday, January 25th, 2010
By Michelle Trudeau
For teenagers, the effects of a drunken night out may linger long after the hangover wears off. A recent study led by neuroscientist Susan Tapert of the University of California, [...]
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Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009
By SARAH KERSHAW
WASHINGTON — His son had been dead from an overdose only three months when A. Thomas McLellan, among the nation’s leading researchers on addiction, got a call from the office [...]
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Posted: Saturday, October 10th, 2009
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SALINAS, Calif. – A group of Salinas teens are helping create new laws and getting recognition for their hard work.
The Safe Teens Empowerment Project aims to stop [...]
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Posted: Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
By Anna Foglia
In response to Maria De La Garma’s June 20 community column regarding lowering the drinking age, I strongly disagree and offer compelling support for my opinion.
A young person’s brain [...]
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Posted: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Today the California Assembly’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Select Committee holds a special hearing at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. One of the ideas Select Committee Members will discuss is [...]
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Posted: Thursday, May 28th, 2009
NEW CASA* REPORT FINDS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SPEND ALMOST HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION
OF EVERY FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLAR SPENT, 96 CENTS GOES TO [...]
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