TODAY STARTS National Substance Abuse Prevention Month💜

 

October 2020 PREVENTION * RECOVERY * WELLNESS Today starts National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and lasts the entire month of OCTOBER This October marks the second annual National Substance Abuse Prevention Month – an observance to highlight the vital role of substance abuse prevention in both individual and community health and to remember those who have lost their lives to substance abuse.  The Office of National Drug Control Policy is highlighting National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and encourages prevention efforts this month and all year long to ensure the health of teens and young adults. HOW DID RED RIBBON WEEK COME ABOUT? IT ALL STARTED WITH ONE MAN. On Thursday, February 7, 1985, at 2:00 pm, Special Agent Enrique Camarena left the American Consulate in Guadalajara to meet his wife, Mika, for lunch. Known to his friends as "Kiki," Special Agent Camarena had been in Mexico for more than four years on the trail of Mexican marijuana and cocaine drug traffickers. Kiki was due to be reassigned in three weeks because he had come dangerously close to exposing the top leaders of a multi-billion drug pipeline.  As Kiki walked to his truck, he was approached by five men who shoved him into a beige Volkswagen. One of the men threw a jacket over Kiki's head, and the driver sped away. Kiki never saw his wife or family again. ASK YOUR SCHOOLS TO CONTACT CITY OF ANGELS FOR A ZOOM PREVENTION PRESENTATION BY THE DEA AND CITY OF ANGELS Click for the Cameron Story Like So Many of Our Family, Friends and Kids Tears of despair and helplessness fill the streets of our community. Families internal struggles hide the stigma of use within their own circle. It is a horrible position to be in. They need help and City of Angels is there to give it. Please help us to help them. Thousands of already saved lives saved. Our mission is to save many many more. Why should you care? Because the community you live in, is only as strong as its people. YOUR DONATION MEANS A LOT! RED RIBBON WEEK NATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH Here to serve our region City of Angels NJ, Inc. 392 Church Street Hamilton, NJ 08620 609-249-3999 501(c)3 Non-Profit Visit City of Angels on-line

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