Help is out there to keep your kids drug free
Sgt. Dave Townsend of the Medicine Hat Police Service highlights D A R E efforts educating over 750 students in 17 lectures about tobacco alcohol and marijuana. Alberta 2001-02 statistics show high youth use with 65.4 percent drinking alcohol 42.4 percent using marijuana and 38.4 percent smoking tobacco in the last year.
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Dave Townsend
Medicine Hat
AADAC
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Community resources for youth drug awareness and help
Parents can act by knowing their childrens friends and whereabouts, watching for behavioral changes, and seeking guidance from school counselors or resource officers. AADAC, DEA and NIDA offer information and support, with further police collaboration via Medicine Hat Police.
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AADAC
Aadac.com
Drug Enforcement Agency
Dea.gov
Concern
National Institute of Drug Abuse
Nida.nih.gov
Medicinehatpolice.com
McMan
Memanfostercom
Instant messaging grips teen readers across Canada
The piece surveys ICQ and other instant messenger tools popular with teens like Aaron Rosenberg and Laura Pethrick. It notes IM’s multi chat efficiency, mobile expansion, and lack of message records, while flagging security risks and parental concerns highlighted by Roz Prober and John Carr.
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Aaron Rosenberg
ICQ
Laura Pethrick
Pethrick
Ray Tomlinson
Ward Christensen
Chris Reardon Smith
Leanne Reed
Jupiter Media Metrix
Canada
Microsoft Instant Messeng
Yahoo
AOL
Mit
Trillian
Roz Prober
Beyond Borders
Japan
North America
John Carr
London
Winnipeg
Man
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