Students
 on May 23, 2024

Students talk accessibility to drug and alcohol products

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

A group of students is shining a light on the availability of drug and alcohol-related products in Union County.

At the regular North Union School Board meeting, the Union County Drug Free Coalition played a video presentation for the board from the Teen Prevention Leadership Academy. The group recently put together the presentation of their accomplishments over the past year, which included looking at how those products might target kids.

Nancy Beals, lead project coordinator with the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County, said they have helped work with some of the North Union High School students and run the Teen Prevention Leadership Academy this year.

“We’ve put together kind of a Pow…

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