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St. Luke’s Substance Abuse Block grants tol help educate Weiser and Nampa students

July 1, 2018

NAMPA, ID – Two Substance Abuse Block grants from the Department of Justice through Idaho’s Office of Drug Policy will help St. Luke’s continue their youth drug prevention programs.

The grants will help with the continuation of St. Luke’s youth drug prevention programs in Weiser and will begin a new drug prevention program in Nampa, according to a press release from St. Luke’s. The funding from the grant will provide the LifeSkills Training program, a comprehensive in-school drug prevention program, to seventh and eighth graders in Weiser and Nampa.
The St. Luke’s Coalition for Drug Free Youth is coming up on its three years of existence. The coalition addresses the issue of youth prescription drug and alcohol abuse by providing information and support while enhancing access/reducing barriers and changing policies related to drugs and alcohol.