Tag: cough medicine abuse
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May 30, 2007 09:14 AM EDT --
Recently, some retailers prohibited children under the age of 18 from purchasing over-the-counter cough medicines that contain dextromethorphan.
While these efforts represent a commitment to address the . . .
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September 13, 2007 09:30 AM EDT --
“Pharming” is a type of party or gathering that brings teens together to mix different prescription drugs—and often alcohol—to get high. Mixing different medications with each . . .
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August 07, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Before Blaise Brooks joined Five Moms, she'd never heard of cough medicine abuse. "I was not familiar with it before but the more I dove into it, the more I discovered it was more common . . .
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May 08, 2007 09:21 AM EDT --
As a nurse practitioner in a high school, I deal with injuries and sickness every day. But sprains and headaches are much easier for parents to deal with than drug abuse. It's especially difficult . . .
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June 20, 2007 11:02 AM EDT --
Last week, Senator Joe Biden introduced a Senate resolution to designate August 2007 as “National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month” to encourage parents to educate themselves and to talk to . . .
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June 04, 2007 04:37 PM EDT --
The substance abuse blog, Alcohol Self-Help News moderated by Robin Foote, posted an article about the Five Moms Campaign. Alcohol Self-Help News posts news and research about recovery, alcoholism, and . . .
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June 05, 2007 12:20 PM EDT --
The New York Post featured a special article on the Five Moms Campaign yesterday! The article “Cough-Syrup Abuse Worry” which was written by Dan Kadison, discusses cough medicine abuse and . . .
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November 06, 2007 02:25 PM EST --
Working as a teacher, I see the peer pressure that kids are often up against. As a parent, I know how difficult it can be to make sure that my influence always trumps that of my children’s peers. . . .
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November 19, 2007 11:20 AM EST --
…programs in our children’s schools, such as D.A.R.E. I have worked as a D.A.R.E. officer in Reno County, Kansas, for years and the opportunity to talk about substance abuse with children . . .
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January 03, 2008 12:57 PM EST --
I told all of you a few weeks ago about my plans totravel to Washington, D.C., to talk about D.A.R.E.'s efforts to expand itscurriculum to cover cough medicine abuse. Well, I'm back in Kansas . . .
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January 09, 2008 10:36 AM EST --
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with the magazine Selecciones. The magazine is published by Reader's Digest, and discusses Hispanic culture and society in North America. . . .
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January 23, 2008 11:25 AM EST --
Three or four times over the course of a week, the Five Moms continue to post about different aspects of our fight against cough medicine abuse. Whether it is here in our community on Gather or . . .
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March 24, 2008 02:46 PM EDT --
It's not illegal, so my folks shouldn't worry about it.
It seems like this is a rationale among some teens who abuse medicines, either prescription or over-the-counter. But the fact is that . . .
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August 01, 2007 02:00 AM EDT --
If you think that because your child doesn't take street drugs that they don't do drugs at all, think again. If you think you're safe because your bathroom medicine cabinet has over-the-counter . . .
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August 21, 2007 06:24 PM EDT --
Today we are talking with Julie Bermant, a member of the Five Moms campaign to stop cough medicine abuse. Bermant is the mother of a pre-teen daughter and also is a pediatric nurse practitioner living . . .
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June 07, 2007 11:48 AM EDT --
With a stuffed animal named "Darren the Lion" tucked carefully under my arm, a roll of sparkly stickers in my pocket, and my camera in the other, I leave work everyday to do something that I . . .
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October 16, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
A community near Chattanooga, Tenn., reported last week that teenagers were abusing cough medicine at school. The students admitted to taking between five and 15 pills at one time during the school day . . .
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February 06, 2008 08:58 AM EST --
When we started searching for the Five Moms All-Stars , we were hoping to receive inspiring stories from parents about how they spread the word about cough medicine abuse. We didn't realize . . .
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September 08, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
I just got back to Kansas from the 21st D.A.R.E. International Training Conference, which was held last week in San Antonio and I’m excited to share some of my experiences with you.
I traveled to San . . .
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July 31, 2008 08:02 AM EDT --
As many of you know , I had the opportunity to represent Five Moms at BlogHer08 in San Francisco. BlogHer is an organization that is dedicated to helping women bloggers connect and learn with each . . .
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