Music and a Positive Lifestyle: One Teen’s “Natural High”
May 07, 2013
What is Allura Garis’ Natural High? Music. Why? She enjoys how music brings people together. She also loves the passion that her favorite musicians bring to their performances. Read More »
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National Drug Facts Week “Drug Awareness Pep Rally”—Success in Galveston County, Texas!
March 14, 2013
Drug awareness has been an important subject to me since I was a young girl. My parents taught me from a young age to stand up for what I believe in, no matter what. I have always felt that young adults are under a lot of pressure from friends and family to make good grades and smart decisions. Read More »
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Parents: How Much Do They Influence You?
October 25, 2012
Someone offers you a cigarette or a beer. In the split second that you have to consider your answer, what do you think about? What your friends will think? What about what your parents would think? Read More »
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Transforming Tragedy Into Hope
October 02, 2012
One of the things I love most about music is its ability to transform tragedy into hope, as anyone who has listened obsessively to a "breakup song" knows. But, as artists like Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Joan Baez, and countless others have shown, songs can do more than comfort. Read More »
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Using What You Learn To Help Others
September 25, 2012
By Joanna Arellano, NIDA Spring 2012 College Intern Read More »
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