SADD announces safety veteran as board chair
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Students Against Destructive Decisions has selected Kelly Nantel to serve as its new chairperson.
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Governor Northam encourages Virginians to participate in 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
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Governor Ralph Northam urges Virginians to properly dispose of their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications during the 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day which takes place tomorrow, Saturday, April 27.
Why long-term drug rehab is key to addiction recovery
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More than 130 people die every single day in the United States due to opioid overdose, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Virginia Festival of the Book announces 2019 schedule
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The Virginia Festival of the Book—a program of Virginia Humanities celebrating its 25th year of bringing writers and readers together to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture—has announced the schedule for the 2019 Festival.
Northam urges Virginians to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs
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Gov. Ralph Northam today called on Virginians to practice proper disposal of their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications this Saturday during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Virginia Humanities hosts ‘On the Beat,’ recognizing importance of local journalism in democracy
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Tickets are now available for the upcoming Virginia Humanities program titled, “On the Beat: Local Journalism, Truth, and Democracy,” which will take place in Fitzpatrick Hall at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke at 7 p.m. on the evening of Oct. 23.
Northam to discuss combating drug addiction from practice to policy at VCU
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Gov. Ralph Northam will address VCU and VCU Health students, faculty and staff on the issue of the opioid epidemic during a Grand Rounds lecture next week.
UVA offers safe way to dispose of unwanted medications
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To help Central Virginia residents safely and securely get rid of unwanted or unused prescription medications, University of Virginia Health System has recently added a medication receptacle at its main outpatient pharmacy.
Drugs, alcohol and suicides contributing to alarming drop in U.S. life expectancy, VCU physician argues
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Drugs, alcohol and suicides are contributing to an alarming drop in U.S. life expectancy, particularly among middle-aged white Americans and those living in rural communities, according to an editorial co-authored by Steven Woolf, M.D., director of the Center on Society and Health at VCU.
VCU to lead evaluation of new state-sponsored substance abuse treatment program
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VCU will lead a five-year evaluation of the state’s new Addiction Recovery Treatment Services program.
