Focus group to focus on reality of youth drug use

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Young adults and teens concerned with drugs within their community may wish to know that, continuing with Ontario County's commitment to tackling substance abuse and drug addiction, The Partnership for Ontario County conducted a focus group meeting to delve into the issues. The focus group will be held on March 28, 2016 at Geneva Community Center. This is initiative is known as Partnership for Success.

The focus group is was conducted with people from the ages of 12-18. This was a continuation of the survey's conducted in the county's school district and with young adults. This focused group was made possible by a grant provided by state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services for the purpose of creating a plan to tackle youth substance abuse and drug addiction.

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