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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