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Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, smoking, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. It began as a tribute to fallen DEA special agent Enrique Camerena in 1985. According to the United States DEA, Red Ribbon Week is the nation's largest and longest-running ...
October 1992 [1] Alexandra Penney for Self and Evelyn Lauder [2] Breast cancer awareness [2] Red ribbon? Heart disease [3] [4] 1985 Duncan Hunter and Henry Lozano's Camanera Clubs: Substance-abuse awareness [4] including tobacco, alcohol and drugs (Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American schools.) [5] June 1991 [6] Visual AIDS Artists ...
In 2011 President Obama issued October as National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. It pays tribute to all people working hard to prevent use in communities and working hard to make a safer drug-free country. [32]
Action on Addiction is a UK-based charity that works with people affected by drug and alcohol addiction. It works in the areas of research, prevention, treatment, aftercare, as well as professional education and family support. [1] The Princess of Wales has been patron since January 2012. [2] [3] The charity merged with The Forward Trust in May ...
Confederate History Month. Dalit History Month. Financial Literacy Month [12] Jazz Appreciation Month. Mathematics Awareness Month [13][14] National Child Abuse Prevention Month [15][16] National Pet Month (United Kingdom) National Poetry Month. National Poetry Writing Month.
A poster circa 2000 concerning cannabis in the United States.. The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is a current US government health education campaign by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) within the Executive Office of the President of the United States with the goal to "influence the attitudes of the public and the news media with respect to drug abuse" and of ...
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest addictions teaching hospital and a world-leading research center. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada, and is a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization ...
Twelve-step methods have been adapted to address a wide range of alcoholism, substance abuse, and dependency problems. Over 200 mutual aid organizations—often known as fellowships—with a worldwide membership of millions have adopted and adapted AA’s 12 Steps and 12 Traditions for recovery.