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Tonya Collins
Program Coordinator, Prevention Works, Inc.
Kalamazoo County Substance Abuse Task Force
611 Whitcomb Street, Suite A
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

269.388.4200
tcollins@prevention-works.org

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Smart Summer Week 8: Who is at your house right now? Are you sure? Published: Monday, August 01, 2011, 4:17 PM, By Kalamazoo Gazette staff

KALAMAZOO — Parents have a responsibility to educate and prepare their children to assume the responsibilities of being “home alone ... Read more

Prescription drug abuse is under attack in Kalamazoo County.

Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 11:15 AM Kelle Barr | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette Kelle Barr | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette Follow Share this story Story tools KALAMAZOO — Prescription drug abuse is under attack in Kalamazoo County ... Read more

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Research shows that kids who begin drinking before the age of 15 are five times...

Research shows that kids who begin drinking before the age of 15 are five times more likely to develop a dependence on alcohol as adults (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). The average age that youth report using alcohol for the first time is 13 years old in Kalamazoo County (2012 Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth Survey).

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