Sunday, January 16, 2011
New Drug Abuse Program For Rural Teens
KENTUCKY...
A nonprofit corporation that fights drug abuse in eastern Kentucky has started a new program to help teenagers.
The study also showed that rural teens were 26 percent more likely to abuse prescription drugs than urban teens.
The Operation UNITE program will include community meetings and public service announcements. It began earlier this month in Knox, Clay and Wolfe counties and was expected to expand to other eastern and southern Kentucky counties by the end of January.
A nonprofit corporation that fights drug abuse in eastern Kentucky has started a new program to help teenagers.
Operation UNITE said the initiative is called Don't be an Accidental Drug Dealer. It cites results of a University of Kentucky study showing that the first drugs teens abuse often come from the family medicine cabinet.
The study also showed that rural teens were 26 percent more likely to abuse prescription drugs than urban teens.
The Operation UNITE program will include community meetings and public service announcements. It began earlier this month in Knox, Clay and Wolfe counties and was expected to expand to other eastern and southern Kentucky counties by the end of January.
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