A community forum on November 12, 2009 brought lawmakers, parents, educators, law enforcement and healthcare professionals together to discuss solutions to the dangerous trend of teens abusing medicine to get high. The meeting, sponsored by Drug Use Is Life Abuse (DUILA), Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) was at [...]
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Drug Use Is Life Abuse Hosts Drug Risk Forum
November 19th, 2009 by Darrell Lum
Deputy attends Career Day at OC School
November 9th, 2009 by Darrell Lum
For Career Opportunities and Career Exploration Day, seventh and eighth graders from Aliso Viejo Middle School were treated by a visit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Scott Yuen spoke about being a Sheriff Deputy and showed the students the Orange County Sheriff Department’s special hummer vehicle. Picture courtesy of Melanie Aston.
The nation’s drug czar visits Drug Use Is Life Abuse’s IMPACT Students
September 29th, 2009 by Darrell Lum
Gil Kerlikowske, director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, dropped by Orange County to visit Drug Use Is Life Abuse’s IMPACT and Next Step students. The nation’s drug czar has kicked off a $9 million ad campaign targeting methamphetamine abuse that will run mainly in the states most affected [...]
Orange County Sheriff Reserves make safe environment for OC Fair attendees
August 6th, 2009 by Darrell Lum
When Orange County Sheriff Reserves Justin and Thay head off to the carnival area of the Orange County Fair, they keep an eagle eye on any suspicious activity. They are there to help keep the Orange County Fair safe and enjoyable all attendees. Reserve officers provide a wide variety of services to [...]
OC Students Pitch In for FILL THE HOUSE Project!
July 23rd, 2009 by Darrell Lum
Over 50 students from various Orange County high schools from Drug Use Is Life Abuse’s IMPACT and Next Step educational programs brought donations from families, friends and neighbors to “Fill the Truck.” The students helped make a local Human Options shelter house into a “home” by providing household goods. Victims of domestic violence– women with [...]