The National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Program in Trinidad is hosting several breakfasts in an attempt to forge alliances among the media, sports personalities, and others in the fight against drug abuse.

"...the objective of the breakfast meeting was to 'sensitize the media to the work of NADAPP and to obtain their assistance in promoting Substance Abuse Education and Prevention.'...

School districts in Connecticut have had to face the fact that drug use is increasing among middle- and high-school students. In light of that fact, school districts are determining the best ways to respond.

"...Trumbull Public Schools and other school districts require students to take breath tests before they enter a school dance... The Darien Public School system is considering giving its

When school officials found heroin in a student's car, they thought they were dealing with an isolated incident. But in the past four years, six Portage Public School students have died from a heroin overdose as the result of a steadily growing drug network.

"No hard numbers are available, but officials, parents and users estimate up to 30 Portage teenagers have been part of the drug network over

A recent U.S. study set out to discover whether sports stadiums sell alcohol to underage drinkers. Researchers discovered that many do.

"Nearly one in five people posing as underage drinkers, and three out of four people pretending to be drunk fans were able to buy alcoholic beverages at professional sporting events, according to the findings, published Wednesday in the journal Alcoholism:

Danny was in eighth grade when he first got hooked on drugs. He started with the Ritalin that had been prescribed him for ADHD by crushing and snorting it. Then he started stealing other medications from his mother.

"By the time Danny was a sophomore in high school, he was using cocaine and crystal meth. One morning when he was 19, he woke up vomiting and hung over as usual. 'I just broke,' he

Teenagers say that it's easier for them to get prescription drugs than it is for them to buy beer. The information was taken from a recent study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA).

"Their main source of drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin and Ritalin: 'the medicine cabinet,' says Elizabeth Planet, director of special projects for CASA. 'Another big

H & S Business Services, LLC, will begin offering home drug tests for parents who are concerned that their teenagers may be using drugs.

"In-home drug testing offers a discreet solution to a sensitive issue. In many ways drugs are easier to procure than ever before. With the relative ease to which teens can get drugs in schools, many are suggesting that even schools should introduce random drug

In Port St. Joe, Florida, a group of parents and teenagers gathered to discuss the dangers of teenage drinking. The town-hall-style meeting was coordinate and hosted by the Gulf County Substance Abuse Coalition.

"In the coalition's third town hall meeting this year, participants shared their thoughts on such topics as why students drink, where they obtain alcohol, the consequences of drinking and

South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds has announced that September is "Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month." Several events are planned throughout the month, and recovery booths will be set up on college campuses throughout the state.

"This past year in South Dakota, 14,986 individuals sought recovery from some form of addiction. If an individual is interested in seeking recovery from

What is the best solution to underage drinking? Some parents choose to address the problem by hosting parties in their homes; believing that - since kids are going to drink anyway - it's better if they're drinking in a safe environment.

"Skeptical this is a widespread problem? A 2006 survey by the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse at New York's Columbia University found that 28