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group name: fivemoms
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March 18, 2008 04:27 PM EDT --
Spring Break means something different to teenagers and adults. For our kids, it's a welcome reprieve in the middle of the semester; for parents, it can be an adventure of its own.
One concern . . .
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October 08, 2007 01:56 PM EDT --
Finding time to talk to your kids about drug and alcohol abuse can be challenging. So it is important to make sure that the window of time you do find is as useful as possible. Before you talk to your . . .
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January 09, 2008 10:36 AM EST --
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with the magazine Selecciones. The magazine is published by Reader's Digest, and discusses Hispanic culture and society in North America. . . .
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October 16, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
A community near Chattanooga, Tenn., reported last week that teenagers were abusing cough medicine at school. The students admitted to taking between five and 15 pills at one time during the school day . . .
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October 29, 2009 12:49 PM EDT --
As many of you know, last week was a very important time for the Five Moms as we traveled to the nation’s capitol to raise awareness of OTC cough medicine abuse for National Medicine Abuse . . .
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October 23, 2008 03:28 PM EDT --
In the month of October, we are taking a close look at the role the community plays in helping to prevent many kinds of drug abuse, including cough medicine abuse. For these five weeks, each of us will . . .
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December 05, 2008 03:22 PM EST --
As the leaves fall and the weather grows colder, our thoughts turn to family, friends, and community. Some of you may be traveling to visit your relatives across the country, while others . . .
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July 10, 2009 12:17 PM EDT --
The summer heat means spending lots of time outdoors at community parks, pools, and events. No matter where you live, everyone savors the summer months when the crazy pace of life generally slows down . . .
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October 17, 2008 09:22 AM EDT --
In the month of October, we are taking a close look at the role the community plays in helping to prevent all kinds of drug abuse, including cough medicine abuse. For these five weeks, each of us will . . .
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December 12, 2008 11:28 AM EST --
Yesterday, the National Institute on Drug Abuse released its annual Monitoring the Future survey results. This ongoing study examines drug, tobacco and alcohol use among high school . . .
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August 04, 2009 02:16 PM EDT --
After the initial excitement of summer vacation wears off, things tend to slow down for our teens. Many of us find them lounging around the house waiting for their cell phones to ring or glued to the . . .
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December 19, 2007 10:16 AM EST --
Awareness is the first step in fighting cough medicine abuse. We've been telling you about neighborhoods from across the country that have educated local parents about the dangers of cough medicine . . .
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January 16, 2008 06:18 PM EST --
We want to kick off 2008 with a bang. What better way than to pose a challenge to all of you? As you may have seen in your e-mail boxes in the past week, we are spending the first part of this year . . .
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February 29, 2008 10:18 AM EST --
Bringing our message to raise awareness about teen cough medicine abuse to Hispanic communities has been a privilege for me. I am happy to announce that we are taking more steps to spread . . .
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March 07, 2008 04:34 PM EST --
As I was looking through A Dose of Prevention yesterday, I was once again amazed by the statistic that one out of every 10 teens between the ages of 12 and 17 reports having abused cough medicine . . .
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March 26, 2008 05:17 PM EDT --
Because of my desire to reach Hispanic-American families with our message, I wanted to remind you all about our Spanish-language section here at Five Moms . We have the same great educational resources . . .
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November 02, 2007 09:18 AM EDT --
Before you go to bed on Saturday night, try to do two things.
Move your clocks back one hour and enjoy the extra hour of sleep.
Talk with your kids about cough medicine abuse.
Both are easy. . . .
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March 10, 2008 10:42 AM EDT --
It's my privilege to announce our next Five Moms All-Star : Marilyn Belmonte of Burlington, Massachusetts!
As you may know, we started a nationwide search in January for people . . .
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March 17, 2008 05:20 PM EDT --
Fighting the trend of cough medicine abuse is not something we need to do alone. Here at Five Moms, we have mobilized thousands of parents against this dangerous problem. Our mission is to help spread . . .
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April 07, 2008 01:08 PM EDT --
Do you remember playing the telephone game when you were little? Everyone would sit in a circle and a message would be passed around to one person at a time. The goal of the game was to get the message . . .
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