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[...] to registration: Stand Up & Run The post Stand Up & Run 5K appeared first on OBX Project Purple. [...]

[...] students at First Flight Middle School The post Miss USA 2006 visits FFMS appeared first on OBX Project Purple. [...]

[...] First Flight High School The post Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner visits FFHS appeared first on OBX Project Purple. [...]

[...] than people who first used alcohol at age 21 or older.  Research for drug use and drug addiction have found similar results. Family History of Alcoholism or Drug Addiction: Whether a [...]

[...] film about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. Rob Thomas~SOMEDAY The post Coming Soon to the OBX The Anonymous People appeared first on [...]

[...] worth 1,000 words, but this picture is all about the numbers. With 38,329 people dying from drug overdoses in 2010, it’s hard to really grasp the lives lost, the families and friends in mourning, or [...]

[...] drugs. A significant number of parents (20 percent) admitted to giving their teens prescription medications they had on hand even though their child didn’t have a prescription for it. About half [...]

[...] in the survey, told HealthDay. “We know that teens abuse alcohol, cannabis, prescription medications. It makes sense that they do it at school where they congregate with their peers.” [...]

[...] their matches with Manteo. Athletes signed a pledge promising to steer clear of drug and alcohol abuse. “They should be proud of themselves,” said Ashlee Garcia, CHSSCS Project Purple Sponsor. [...]

[...] .  Young people who start drinking alcohol before age 15 are 5 times more likely to develop alcohol abuse or dependence than people who first used alcohol at age 21 or older.  Research for drug use [...]

[...] Fast Can Kill You.  Alcohol poisoning is a medical emergency. Alcohol (a depressant drug), once ingested, works to slow down some [...]

[...] 2. “I understand.” While we may not have expected our kids to take the path of drug and alcohol misuse, understanding can go a long way in helping them to know that you are there for them. [...]

[...] street drugs. A significant number of parents (20 percent) admitted to giving their teens prescription medications they had on hand even though their child didn’t have a prescription for it. About [...]

[...] of people die each year from acute alcohol intoxication–known as alcohol poisoning or alcohol overdose.  And, thousands of others are admitted to emergency rooms.  Alcohol poisoning is increasing [...]