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PREVENTION NEWS |
Floyd students celebrate Virginia
Healthy Youth Day
New River Valley Community Services
(NRVCS) partnered with Floyd
Elementary School on January 20,
2011 to help celebrate the second
annual Virginia Healthy Youth Day.
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TOBACCO
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Virginia: 1 of 3 teenagers identified smokeless tobacco
products as candy or gum
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Tobacco
use, remains the leading preventable cause of death in the
United States
(Posted June 30, 2010)
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Tobacco use among teens is dangerously high
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Minority teen boys smoke more when they perceive
discrimination; girls do not
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
ALCOHOL
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Watching R-rated movies, early alcohol use linked
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Police: Teens in fatal Beach crash bought alcohol
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Alcohol violation notification policies at Va. schools vary
(Posted
February 8, 2010)
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DUI/DWI laws
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Virginia Tech cracks down on underage drinking
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Adolescents and Alcohol
(Posted February 4, 2010)
DRUGS
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Myth: Teens Get Prescription Drugs From Street Dealers
(Most Get Them from the Family Medicine Cabinet)
(Posted January
25, 2010)
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Drug roundup a big success
(Posted June 30, 2010)
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Report shows spending increase on drugs for kids
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Family First: Sharing Prescription Drugs
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
BULLYING
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Anti-bullying measures advance against obstacles
(Posted June 30, 2010)
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Cyberbullying not just for kids anymore, more moms acting
like grown-up mean girls online
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Bullied kids ‘helpless’ against attacks
(Posted February 4, 2010)
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No safe haven for bullies
(Posted
February 2, 2010)
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Bullying: School, Texting and Cyber Harassment Is Emotional
Assault
(Posted
February 2, 2010)
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The damaging consequences of
bullying into adult life
(Posted January
22, 2010)
TEEN PREGNANCY
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2010 National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
(Posted June 30,
2010)
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Facts on American Teens' Sexual
and Reproductive Health
(Posted June 30, 2010)
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Abstinence-Only Education Works According To New Study
(Posted February 1, 2010)
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Teen pregnancy, abortion rates rise
(Posted January
28, 2010)
HEALTH & WELLNESS
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White House: Stop marketing unhealthy foods to kids
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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22 percent of Virginia children overweight
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Healthy appetites at lunchtime in Roanoke's school
cafeterias
(Posted June 30,
2010)
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Obamas Take On Problem of Obese Children
(Posted February 9, 2010)
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If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online
(Posted
January 20, 2010)
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Children's Nutrition Guide
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
DATING VIOLENCE
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Tackling teen dating violence
(Posted February 10, 2010)
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Stop teen dating abuse campaign launched
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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Learn more about
dating violence
(Posted
June 30, 2010)
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