Gus Nolte, Executive Director of the Drug Abuse Prevention Center

Gus Nolte, Executive Director of the Drug Abuse Prevention Center – On April 7, 2009, the Washington Families Fund announced nearly million in first-time grant awards to the Drug Abuse Prevention Center and Emergency Suppo…

Nursing alum a leader in combating heroin, college welcomes Australian adviser …

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The public health nurse with the Waushara County Health Department returned to campus on Nov. 22 to visit with College of Nursing students. He has been appointed to serve on the State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse's Heroin Ad Hoc committee …
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Put alcohol abuse on the agenda to combat violence against women

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Kalideen pointed to SA Medical Research Council research by Prof Charles Parry, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Research Unit head, which notes that one in four drinkers in South Africa consumer alcohol at hazardous and harmful levels over weekends with up to 14 …
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Oregon Lottery: Gamblers hooked on slot machines leave a trail of debt …

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Julie Hynes, problem gambling prevention coordinator at Lane County Health and Human Services in Eugene, recalls a problem-gambling protest at the state Capitol about a decade ago. “We got laughed at. Can you imagine what an uphill battle that … In …
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