“Legally Addicted” at CVCC VNR

“Legally Addicted” at CVCC VNR – 3/2012 – In collaboration with the State of Ohio and many local community partners, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health’s Prescription4Prevention Coalition works to raise awareness about the risks and increasing incidence of prescription drug abuse among our youth. As part of this collaboration, the Fairmount Center for the Arts decided to use the power of theater to increase awareness of this issue. “LegallyAddicted” will open your eyes to the realities of prescription drug abuse while empowering you to consider choices that can be made to avoid addiction. Performed by the Fairmount Center for the Arts, this production travels to high schools and other community venues in Greater Cleveland.

Divided Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Ohio Law Restricting RU-486

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Because nearly 20 percent of abortions performed in Ohio are non-surgical, banning the use of the drug in the manner of HB 126 would unduly burden women who prefer medical abortions to surgical ones. “Surgical abortions, as the name suggests, require …
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Former Warren football great pleads to drug charges, fraud

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Van DeCree, 59, of Tod Avenue Northwest, a former All-American defensive end for The Ohio State University football team in 1973 and 1974, has pleaded guilty to six drug charges and worker's compensation fraud. DeCree, a Warren Western Reserve High …
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Candidate profiles: U.S. President

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What is your stance on shale drilling in Ohio? What policies or …. Drug use — and deaths due to unintentional overdoses — is on the rise in Stark County and is believed to be a major reason for increased violence in the county's largest city …
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