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Town gets grant to combat substance abuse (The Bristol Press)

PLYMOUTH - The town has received a $500,000 grant to beef up its Local Prevention Council and its efforts to prevent substance abuse in the community. The Board of Education and the LPC worked jointly to secure the grant.

Abuse expert: Realism needed in efforts to combat prison addiction (News 1130)

The federal government has announced $120-million will be spent to boost efforts to keep drugs out of prison, but substance abuse experts say it's impossible to make the institutions completely drug ...

Cuts curb Chariho substance counseling (Westerly Sun)

Chariho Tri-Town Task Force on Substance Abuse Prevention was hit hard by state’s budget deficit crisis. Less than a week before students fill the halls of Chariho Regional High School, Danette Bray is considering which programs she will continue to offer this year.

Substance abuse intervention programs cut at 28 schools (The Pantagraph)

BLOOMINGTON -- Substance abuse early intervention programs provided by Bloomington-based Chestnut Health Systems have been eliminated in 28 of 35 schools because of state budget cuts, Chestnut announced Monday.

Three substance abuse coalitions win combined $375K in federal funding (The Albany Business Review)

Three coalitions focused on substance abuse prevention in the Albany, N.Y, area have received $125,000 each in federal grants to support programs designed to prevent and reduce youth drug and alcohol abuse, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) said.