Encourage a teen driver you know to sign up for a Montana DRIVE One-Day TEEN Workshop this summer! State Farm scholarships are available! Teens who have been driving for about six months (and have either their learner’s license or their driver’s license) are invited to apply for a $200 State Farm scholarship to attend one of the workshops …
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http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/new-study-finds-just-single-episode-binge-drinking-can-cause-damage
A new study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), shows an increased number of marijuana-positive Colorado drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes since Colorado’s legalization of medical marijuana in 2009. A similar increase was not seen in the 34 states that …
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The number of emergency department visits involving non-medical use of the sedative alprazolam – otherwise known as Xanax, Xanax XR and Niravam – doubled from 57,419 to 124,902 during the years 2005 to 2010, and then remained stable at 123,744 in 2011, according to a new report issued this week by the Substance Abuse and …
http://www.socialjusticesolutions.org/2014/01/29/san-franciscos-el-dorado-elementary-uses-trauma-informed-suspensions-drop-89/
New this year, PacificSource will be hosting their Take Back Your Lunch event in conjunction with Out to Lunch. We’ve all worked through our lunch hour. But sitting for too long isn’t healthy and doesn’t make you more productive. That’s why PacificSource is encourgaing Helena workers to break up their work day, get outdoors and …
What a difference a little respect can do! Juvenile Detention – Covington LA
The city of Helena Parks and Recreation Department along with community volunteers and project planners are hosting a celebration on June 10, 2014 to dedicate a new playground at Centennial Park. The celebration will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a community-build work activity to spread wood chips on the play surface. A formal dedication will …
http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/nida-review-summarizes-research-marijuana%E2%80%99s-negative-health-effects
