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National Recovery Month



September is Recovery Month National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2013


Targeted Outreach


What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse


The Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse program and materials are now available and was launched this month to coincide with NCPIE’s 24th annual “Talk about Prescriptions” Month. 
 
The materials are available online at http://www.talkaboutrx.org/rxmonth2009_maximizing.jsp#article, including downloadable versions of the two supporting program brochures, ”TALKING to your Patients About Prescription Drug Abuse,” and “An Important LESSON: Helping Students Avoid Prescription Drug Abuse.”


  • Behavioral Health is Essential to Health
  • Prevention Works
  • Treatment is Effective
  • People Recover
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