HOLLIDAYSBURG The state Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust is directing many counties, including Blair, to provide more information about their spending of money from the National Opioid Settlement. The trust, during a Thursday meeting at the Blair County Convention Center, reviewed a summary of expenses that most of the 67 counties filed in […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG Blair County commissioners on Thursday heard several ideas on how they could spend opioid settlement money, including ones to help those with drug addictions and families who have lost loved ones because of addictions. “These funds exist because hundreds of thousands of parents like me have buried our children due to the responsibility […]
In an effort to address the dangers of vaping, Altoona Area School District held a town hall meeting Wednesday night for parents and community residents. School officials and prevention specialists from the Blair County Drug and Alcohol Partnerships were on hand to talk about vaping, which has become a nationwide concern because students as young […]
Students are maturing and being exposed to a lot of things going on in the world earlier than previous generations, Altoona Area School Superintendent Brad Hatch said at a town hall last week. Trends in society, the onset of social media and being in relationships bear that out, he said. Mental health struggles are being […]
Blair County Drug & Alcohol Partnerships is offering a free Be A Loving Mirror (BALM) eight-week course for those who are affected by another’s Substance Use