Four Cedar Rapids mothers bring David Toma lectures
Four women raised funds to bring David Toma to Cedar Rapids for a two day talk to more than 18 000 junior and senior high students and parents. They surpassed a 15000 goal by a few hundred dollars and plan to donate any surplus to local drug abuse prevention.
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Special forum Tuesday to probe drug abuse
A free public forum this Tuesday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m at Washington High School gym examines how parents can prevent alcohol and drug abuse among children and peers. The Gazette Cedar Rapids Community School District and the Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center sponsor with a panel including Mary Jacobson Carole Harder Dr Larry Helvey and Donald Gean Moderated by John Robertson. An audio visual on drugs in Eastern Iowa plus pamphlets and signs will be shared to help detect involvement and find help and support groups for coping with pressures on teens.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Iowa
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Omaha Pride
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Larry Helvey
St. Luke’s Hospital
Donald Gean
Area Substance Abuse Council
John Robertson
Cedar Rapids
Follow up plans for drug abuse prevention after Toma visit
The piece notes demand for ongoing programs to extend the impact of ex-addict Toma’s speeches on students. Sharp contemplates joining Cedar Rapids’s new parent ing program while she manages family duties. Faust misses the presentation and a group interview due to a sore throat.
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Cedar Rapids Targets Drug Abuse With School and Panel Programs
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids Community Schools launch a drug education program to help parents spot trouble and aid children. Mary Jacobson of PRIDE will speak to parents and join a public forum, while experts urge parents to know signs like red eyes and declining grades amid rising youth marijuana use and related deaths.
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