Sept. 10, 2018 — Some experts have suggested that e-cigarettes can help wean people off regular cigarettes; others believe that they reinforce the smoking habit and increase the user’s exposure to nicotine. But there’s no dispute that e-cigarettes have grown popular since their introduction in 2004. Now a nationwide survey … Continue to full story .......
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Registration is open to attend the AAA Texas Summit on the 4Ds of Driving: Distracted, Drunk, Drugged and Drowsy on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 10 am to 3 pm at Palmer Events Center at 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin. This event is free and lunch will be provided. Law enforcement … 
Aug. 8, 2018 — AUSTIN (KXAN) — “Our family suffered the loss of our son, he was 21 years old,” Dr. Rudy Morales Urby said. “We lost him to this opioid crisis. So it’s a very personal issue for us, but it’s also a professional issue.” 
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Efforts to build public awareness of the factors that can prevent or mitigate adolescent substance abuse as well as support for evidence-based interventions should include appeals to moral responsibility and an explanation of the harmful effects of substance use on adolescents, a report from the 
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August 5, 2018 – Statesman.Com — The Austin-Travis County Sobering Center will open for limited hours in late August before it officially launches in October, Executive Director Rhonda Patrick says. The Austin-Travis County Sobering Center will open its doors on a limited basis in late August before it officially launches … 
July 27, 2018 – Statesman.com — Could the heavy media coverage of the national opioid epidemic be drawing attention and resources away from chronic mortality associated with other drugs of abuse? Recent news articles — like “We are not immune: how the opioid crisis is hitting central Texas,” published by … 
YSAPC will meet on August 21 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at the LifeWorks East Site, 835 N. Pleasant Valley Rd. Agenda includes: Joseph Dias who will present on dually diagnosed adolescents, trauma response and affect and how the ACEs can very much dictate the social-emotional tendency to invite … To our Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (TCYSAPC) family, membership, and community: TCYSAPC has been working with Kids Living Well (KLW) for the past year and this partnership has been one that has brought about a tremendous amount of good to the community. For all future endeavors, the 2 coalitions will no longer operate separately but will merge. Kids Living Well incorporates a whole health approach to address youth substance use prevention in our community. We are excited about this transition. To learn more, please visit: https://kidslivingwell.org/.
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