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The Voices for Health Blog is an opportunity for the San Juan Island Prevention Coalition's members and partners to speak to an array of prevention topics such as healthy choices, substance abuse, intervention, treatment, and recovery. The goal of the Coalition is to strengthen community collaboration to reduce substance abuse among youth

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The Dangers of Energy Drinks

November 28th, 2011 at Mon, 28th, 2011 at 5:16 pm by Carrie Unpingco

The link below highlights trend data from 2005 to 2009 on emergency department treatment visits involving energy drinks, and describes demographic characteristics associated with energy drinks consumed alone or in combination with alcohol or illicit or
prescription drugs.

These drinks are very popular among middle and high school students.

http://store.samhsa.gov/product/DAWN11-1122

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