Task Force Strives to Build Healthier Community

Health Alert: Hidden Drugs
There is an alarming trend among teens using common household items to hide drugs, transport them to school and in some cases, buy and sell prescription medications. We’re talking about some really common every day items being re-engineered to hide drugs, including an ordinary can. Kids are taking the top off, and hidden inside is marijuana.

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Nurses want more prescription authority
Advanced-practice nurses say they can fill the gap that is expected to grow when the number of insured patients swells under health-care reform, even as the number of primary-care doctors continues to dwindle.

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Task force strives to build healthier community
LAKE MILLS, Iowa — The Lake Mills Task Force Against Substance Abuse is an active organization working to make sure the youth in their area are staying safe and not using alcohol or drugs.

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