The goal is to teach students in the notorious area coping techniques so their focus can return to school.
Tag: drug education
Drug Policy Alliance Creates Harm Reduction-Based Guide For Drug Education
The new drug education curriculum is based on harm reduction principles and is available for free to high school teachers.
Improbable Players Use Theater To Teach Kids About Addiction, Recovery
The Massachusetts-based group has brought their message to more than one million students.
French Montana Says He Could Have Saved Mac Miller From Addiction
“If I was around him a couple more nights, I would have made him stop … but he didn’t have nobody that was doing that.” Hip hop artist French Montana said that he could have stopped rapper Mac Miller’s overdose death by talking to his friend about the way that his drug use was getting… Continue reading French Montana Says He Could Have Saved Mac Miller From Addiction
"Killing Pain" Docu-Series Spotlights Oklahoma's Opioid Crisis
Oklahoma’s Attorney General, who is interviewed for Killing Pain, lauded its coverage of the “many tragic aspects” of the state’s opioid crisis. A new seven-part documentary focuses on the impact of the opioid crisis on Oklahomans. Killing Pain, which is free to watch online, is a multi-faceted exploration of the opioid crisis, from the perspective of… Continue reading "Killing Pain" Docu-Series Spotlights Oklahoma's Opioid Crisis
How US Public Schools Are Taking Action Against The Opioid Crisis
From drug searches to peer-support groups, schools across the nation are taking a number of approaches to combat the opioid epidemic. Some high schools aren’t wasting time and are confronting the opioid crisis head-on. According to CBS 6 News, Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York is one such school. At the high school,… Continue reading How US Public Schools Are Taking Action Against The Opioid Crisis
A Modern Approach To Drug Education
A California-based nonprofit’s modern approach to drug and alcohol education is garnering positive feedback from students and parents alike. NPR profiled Being Adept, a non-profit, research- and science-based organization that provides alcohol and drug prevention education to more than 3,000 students in California. Adept’s approach is markedly different from drug education campaigns of the past, which emphasized total… Continue reading A Modern Approach To Drug Education
