Students, Community Members & Local Businesses Raise Awareness for Drug Prevention In October, students, community members and local businesses sold red ribbons to raise awareness for drug misuse prevention. In honor of Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention recognition week, students at Anderson County High School, Clinton High School, Lake City…

Red Ribbon Week Observations Spanned Across County, Honored Volunteers Beginning with proclamations from both Anderson County Commission and Clinton City Council proclaiming October 22 – 26, 2012, as Red Ribbon Week, a Coalition Success Banquet and multiple media spots, Red Ribbon Week concluded with Mayor Terry Frank presenting an award to Clinton High School for…

On Election Day last month, voters in Washington and Colorado approved ballot measures to allow the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. Adults are now allowed to possess and grow marijuana with state regulation and taxation. (Of note, a legalization measure in Oregon was defeated.) As a prevention specialist whose career thus far has been…