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Discuss Youth Drug Trends in Millburn With Experts

The first MMAC meeting will discuss how to keep kids from making bad choices Thursday morning.

MMAC will host its first meeting of the year Thursday at the Millburn Public Library at 9:30 a.m.

Nancy Kislin LCSW, marriage and family therapist, and MMAC Coordinator Gail Barry will lead a frank discussion about current youth drug trends, with insights from Detective Ed de la Fuente.

The meeting will address the following questions:

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  • Are you concerned about social pressures that are leading to a rise in drug and alcohol use in our community? 
  • Have you heard about the new drug “Molly?” 
  • Should we be worried about about the rise in heroin use in our state?

Learn what to look for to know if your child is on a path that can lead to addiction, depression and destructive tendencies. Let’s not wait until a tragedy hits home again before we confront these issues head on.

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