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PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG-FREE NC WINS 2008 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ETHICS AWARD

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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Better Business Bureau serving Northwest North Carolina announced the winners of its annual BBB Marketplace Ethics Award. Partnership for a Drug-Free NC, Inc. took home the honor in the inaugural non-profit category.

“This award is great and confirms our daily efforts to practice what we preach,” said Partnership’s C.E.O. Bert Wood. “To have the BBB validate our ethical practices and integrity in operations and relationships with employees, consumers and other business partners is wonderful.”

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NEW METHAMPHETAMINE EDUCATION
PROGRAM STARTS IN CHARLOTTE


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CHARLOTTE, NC – The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department and members of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Drug-Free Coalition are beginning a new, free methamphetamine training program for the community and its professionals.

The education initiative is called Meth360. Partnership for a Drug-Free America created the program for localities to use to educate the general public and substance abuse professionals on methamphetamine, its dangers, the signs of use, and treatment.

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