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Mom who lost son shares concern about super pill |
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prescription drugs, deadly, HCADA Interview, Video | ||
State issues warning on Fentanyl 'super pill' |
They want to get this super high, this extreme high," said Gary White, associate director for the alliance. "They need to understand the perception. The harm that it's causing." |
HCADA Interview, home disposal pouch, Deterra | ||
2019 4 HCADA Drug Take Back- Gary | HCADA Interview | |||
Best Of The Bay 6/23/18 - Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance |
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HCADA Interview, Snelling, White | ||
High on the Job: Fighting the painkiller epidemic |
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Gary White, associate director at the Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance helps train companies and employees as he says the prescription pain pill epidemic invades our workplaces. “Substance-abusing employees function at about 67% capacity. That affects you, it affects your coworkers, that affects the bottom line,” says White. |
Opioid, HCADA Interview | |
Increase in number of kids in foster care linked to opioids |
"Armed with this information, we would try to seek a grant to try to specifically help these families and their parents so they can be reunited with these kids once they get the treatment they need," said Ellen Snelling of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance. |
HCADA Interview | ||
Increase in number of kids in foster care linked to opioids |
Armed with this information, we would try to seek a grant to try to specifically help these families and their parents so they can be reunited with these kids once they get the treatment they need," said Ellen Snelling of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance. |
Opioid, Snelling, HCADA Interview | ||
Kids Health: Opioid Misuse and Suicidal Behaviors |
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HCADA Interview, Opioid, Suicide, HCADA, Video | ||
Mother loses son to drugs, pursues passion to help others |
TAMPA, Fla. - Cindy Grant grew up among a large family of lobster fishermen, but after moving to Tampa she suffered an unimaginable tragedy. Now she has dedicated her life to helping others overcome substance abuse.
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HCADA Interview | ||
November 2017: Opioid Crisis |
It is estimated that 14 people die from an opioid drug overdose each and every day in our state, and Tampa Bay is ground zero for this deadly crisis. While Governor Rick Scott has declared a public health emergency and set aside millions of dollars to fight the opioid epidemic, is it enough? How did opioid addiction get so out of hand and what can be done about it? |
HCADA Interview | ||
November 2017: Opioid Crisis |
It is estimated that 14 people die from an opioid drug overdose each and every day in our state, and Tampa Bay is ground zero for this deadly crisis. While Governor Rick Scott has declared a public health emergency and set aside millions of dollars to fight the opioid epidemic, is it enough? How did opioid addiction get so out of hand and what can be done about it? |
HCADA Interview | ||
Recent Study Links Teen Vaping and Delinquent Behavior |
Vaping is not an issue only for high school students. Gary White, the associate director of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance (HCADA) in Florida, provides vaping and tobacco education to students who have been cited per state statutes. The youngest student he has worked with was only nine. Recently, the organization worked with a 10-year-old boy who had been caught with 12 Juuls in school. (Juul is a popular brand of e-cigarette.) “When he attended our class, we questioned why he had so many Juuls,” says White. “His reply was, ‘A man at my apartment gave them to me. He said he’d pay me a part of the money I made when I sold them.’ |
vaping, HCADA Interview | ||
Tampa's report on Sunset Music Festival: arrests down, but drugs and heat were a problem | Sunset Festival, HCADA Interview | |||
Tips for a Safe, Drug-free Homecoming Season |
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Denise Birungi Evans of HCADA offers tips for a safe, drug-free homecoming season for high school students.
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Video, HCADA Interview |
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