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December 23, 2022 Washington D.C. –Today, Congresswoman Lucile Roybal-Allard, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, announced that she secured $10,597,314 in Community Project Funding for California’s 40th District in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a package of twelve spending bills which will fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2023. Rep. Roybal-Allard championed…

/PRNewswire/ -- Academy and Emmy Award-winning non-profit media company Shine Global announced the esteemed honorees it will recognize at their first-ever...

Hundreds of Ohio teens join together today to bust myths about teenage substance use. The "We Are The Majority" rally promotes the fact that most young people do not use drugs or alcohol. Over the past ten years, thousands of young Ohioans have gathered at the Statehouse for the rally, but it will be virtual for a third year due to COVID. ...

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, highlighting serious consequences of drinking too much. Excessive alcohol use contributes to more than 95,000 deaths each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. ...

A wide coalition is backing U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s bill to combat skyrocketing rates of substance use disorder and addiction.

Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase criminal penalties for fentanyl distribution. But critics say the legislation will only result in people being locked up for longer amounts of time and doesnt include any measures to address the states overdose crisis. House Bill 215 passed the House yesterday and now heads to the Senate. ...

Programs designed to help curb a prevalent problem among Ohio teens are poised to get a financial boost. The $1.5 trillion spending bill passed by Congress includes $12 million for the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act), a $2 million increase to help reduce underage alcohol use. James Syphax, community prevention manager for the Prevention Action Alliance in Columbus, explained young people who drink are more likely to engage in other risky behavior, from drunken drivin...

In this quasi-religious programme, ‘working the steps’ is the remedy for any problem, but for me the cracks soon started to show