Kenya's Christians and Muslims Unite to Combat Addiction
Kenya's Christians and Muslims unite to combat addiction
In Mombasa, Kenya's coastal city, where Ngao chairs the Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council, clergy and lay leaders have united to educate and support heroin and cocaine addicts. An estimated 26,000 live here and the council advocates the use of …
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Parents reminded to watch for signs of underage drug, alcohol use
In Winnebago County, we've seen a dramatic rise in overdose deaths in the last two years related to prescription drugs and heroin. While law enforcement is doing everything they can about heroin use, education and prevention are the primary tools to …
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Local families struggle with 'enabling' vs. 'supporting' heroin–addicted children
Another man, the father of a heroin addict, nodded in agreement. Sister Mary Julia McKenzie repeated this message to those circled around her during a Penn Foundation educational meeting aimed at giving families tools to help them cope with the addict …
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