In Their Own Words: Coalition Works to Cut Use of Illegal Drugs, Abuse of …

Published January 15, 2013

In their own words: Coalition works to cut use of illegal drugs, abuse of …

Filed under: drug addiction help recovery

The Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida was formed in 1989 through the efforts of Jim Nathan and a group of concerned citizens. Issues at that time included cocaine impacted babies, underage drinking and abuse of tobacco.
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Link between pot smoking and IQ drop challenged

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Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said observational studies of people like the Duke work can't definitively demonstrate that marijuana cause irreversible effects on the brain. In an email, she said Rogeberg's paper …
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San Bernardino's Temple Missionary Baptist celebrates 75th anniversary

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Turner said the genesis of the center was in the early 1990s, when a woman came to the church for support as she was trying to recover from drug addiction. That request for help led to a ministry for women recovering from addiction. “It evolved into …
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