Over 150 students gathered today at Morgan Township Elementary School to celebrate the Red Ribbon Week Kick-Off event. Porter County Substance Abuse Council President and Ogden Dunes police officer Timothy E. Beach led the rally by identifying reasons why …
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A powerful message was delivered to the community this morning by Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds to a full room of invitees that have a vested interest in the rising use of heroin and other lethal substances within the county. Parents, counselors and …
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The White House’s Drug Czar, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, met with Indiana youth on Wednesday afternoon during an interview session about local substance abuse issues. Porter County’s three youth attendees …
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The Porter County Substance Abuse Council announces Timothy Beach, Ogden Dunes Patrolman and Union Fire Chief, as its new President of the Board of Directors. Beach was elected to this position to fulfill an opening and will do so until the end of the year …
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To Learn New Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Youth Drug Use Leaders from the Porter County Substance Abuse Coalition will join more than 1,500 substance abuse prevention specialists from across the country at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America …
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Wednesday evening, May 20th, members from the community attended a town hall meeting at Hebron High School titled, Community Matters. Four experts from the substance abuse field spoke about prevention and the drug problems in Porter County. Aaron Kochar …
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The Porter County Substance Abuse Council will be sponsoring a community presentation on Wednesday, May 20th in Hebron. This presentation, Community Matters: Preventing Substance Abuse, will cover prevention strategies that parents, teachers, students, and …
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The Porter County Red Ribbon Campaign celebrated their winners at an event held on Tuesday, May 5th. This year’s poster winners are Brianna Steinhilber from Morgan Township High School and Kiley Edwards from Portage High School. The placemat winners are …
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The Frontline Foundations received a grant from the Porter County Substance Abuse Council for $5,690.00 to provide drug screening and clinical assessment in an effort to extend the reach of services for young adults in need regardless of their ability to pay …
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The Blunt Truth about Marijuana – Parent and Youth Edition will be held at the Portage IMAX, 6550 US Rte 6, Portage on April 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. This event, free and open to the public, will provide current research, timely facts and down-to-earth examples …
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