Why Was the Book Go Ask Alice Banned ?
Question by Keith Moon: Why was the book Go Ask Alice banned ?
Because of sex and drugs ? Hell, every TV show nowadays has that, worse than in the book. I read it in health class, and I honestly… Continue reading
Survey Eyes Grade 6-8 Drug Risks
Survey eyes Grade 6-8 drug risks
Question topics included safety, health, sexual behavior, suicide and drug and alcohol usage. Sixty-five percent … SMS students reported much lower levels of education about AIDS or HIV infection in school, as 57.2 percent… Continue reading
Big Names in Indian Country to Celebrate Half-Century Milestone for Friendship …
Big Names in Indian Country To Celebrate Half-Century Milestone for Friendship …
The Friendship House Association of American Indians, Inc., based in San Francisco, is one of the nation's oldest and largest American Indian-owned and -operated non-profit organizations dedicated to… Continue reading
Heroin at the Shore: Rehab Centers Struggle to Keep Up With Demand
Heroin at the Shore: Rehab centers struggle to keep up with demand
For addicts in need of a program that lasts longer than a month, they often turn to Pennsylvania or Florida, where 23 percent of the facilities in each… Continue reading
SFUSD Launches Program to Help Recovering Student Addicts
SFUSD launches program to help recovering student addicts
The new program aims to help young people on probation by offering substance abuse treatment in a school setting. "They'll come to us during the school day for school, in academics," said… Continue reading
Where Homeless Vets Are Welcomed Home
Where homeless vets are welcomed home
Many on the streets are plagued by addictions to alcohol and drugs. … But over one July weekend in San Diego, Stand Down is the name of a makeshift camp where homeless and near-homeless… Continue reading