Addiction crosses social boundaries
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- January
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The 10th anniversary of the Rockland County Drug Court took place with the traditional rites of ceremony for the latest batch of graduates, complete with songs from the all-male choir of St. Christopher’s Inn, a substance abuse treatment center in Garrison, N.Y.
Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo, commissioner of the state’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, gave the keynote address. She told scores of attendees that the state needed to focus its preventive measures more upon younger adolescents.
“We have to know that last month in this state, kids in grades seven through 12 had a drink. Fifty percent of the kids in your state had a drink last night, seventh-graders, eighth-graders, ninth-graders, we can’t forget that,� she said at the Jan. 10 event that took place at the county Legislature in New City.
Carpenter-Palumbo reminded the audience that substance abuse crossed all social barriers, saying everyone who was in the room knew someone who had been touched by the problem.
This year’s seven Drug Court graduates were white and black, older and younger, male and female, and affluent and working class.
Click on the “audio” icon to listen to a podcast of the event that includes reaction from Drug Court graduates and others involved with the program. Download:
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