Mayors Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use member, Dr. Kris Matson,  wrote a guest column for the Northfield News titled “Are Our teens children or adults?“.    Dr. Matson was  interviewed about this topic by KYMN Radio’s Jeff Johnson.

The Moravian Church will host its third Town Hall Meeting Sunday,  November 8th at 3 pm.   The event is free and open to the public.    The topic is  “Stories: Addiction and Recovery in Northfield”.    Pastor Amy explained the event and issued an invitation in a Northfield News guest column.

KYMN radio’s Jeff Johnson interviewed Pastor Amy about the event.   The interview can be listened to here.

Further information is in the brochure:  Town Hall 1, Town Hall 2, Town Hall 3.

Produced by the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition,   “Drugs 101″  provides a local look at youth chemical health issues.

http://ricecountychc.com/parents/drugs-101/

“Take it to the box”  7/30/2009

KYMN Radio Interview: Transition Years

KYMN Radio Interview: 4/23/2009

Haze is a feature documentary highlighting the dangers of binge drinking and hazing rituals on college campuses.

Haze

Lakeville Minnesota intituted a program titled “Pure Performance” to deal with the problem of alcohol and drug use with its high school athletes.  The video shows the Town Hall Meeting:

http://www.isd194.k12.mn.us/north/pperf.shtml

Northfield Hospital’s heroin addiction treatment specialist, Charles Reznikopf,  answered questions from Locally Grown’s Bonnie Obremski after a public presentation at the Northfield Hospital:

http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7975/

Bonnie Obremski talks with Northfield Police Chief Mark Taylor about the recent heroin related arrests:

http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/6491/