Author Archives: Candice Besson

Stop Urban Outfitters From Selling Products that Promote Prescription Drug Abuse

Urban Outfitters, the national retail store popular with teens, is currently selling pint glasses, flasks and shot glasses made to look like prescription pill bottles. These products make light of prescription drug misuse and abuse, a dangerous behavior that is …

Letter From the Editor: Our Second Anniversary

Thank you for being part of the Join Together community as we celebrate our second anniversary. …

Medication Assisted Treatment Can Save Lives

We recently sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to discuss Probuphine, a new formulation for delivery of buprenorphine hydrochloride in the treatment of opioid addiction. The Partnership at Drugfree.org strongly supports the development and availability of …

Teen Musicians Win a 55th Annual GRAMMY® Experience

The Partnership at Drugfree.org, GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Recognize Winners During National Drug Facts Week New York, NY (January 28, 2013) – Two teen musicians have been selected as the winners of the third annual GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Teens! …

3 Easy Ways to Support Join Together

Join Together has been the nation’s leader in providing free, high-quality addiction prevention and treatment information to communities nationwide for more than 20 years. Your loyal support ensures that we can continue to deliver this valuable service, but we need your help. …

Major League Baseball and The Partnership at Drugfree.org Present Third Annual Commissioner’s Play Healthy Awards to Exemplary Youth Coach and Teen Athlete

L-R: L.A. Angels of Anaheim’s C.J. Wilson, Student-Athlete Abby Martinen, Coach Tom Vicini and MLB’s Tom Brasuell. Photo Credit: Joshua Wong Photography ~Tom Vicini of Lynch, Kentucky and Abby Martinen of Dover, New Hampshire are Honored~ New York, NY (December …

Top 10 Join Together Features of the Summer

In case you missed any of our thought-provoking columns this summer, from individuals such as Rep. Mary Bono Mack of California, Dr. Stuart Gitlow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Dr. Sharon Stanliff of the Harm Reduction Coalition and other industry experts, please find our top 10 features of the summer here. …

The Partnership at Drugfree.org, GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Announce 2012 Teens! Make Music Contest

Original Song and Music Video Competition Part of National Drug Facts Week New York, NY (August 16, 2012) – Today marks the launch of the third annual GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Teens! Make Music Contest. Announced by The Partnership at …

Local Advocate Cycles to Raise Awareness of Substance Abuse

We are grateful for Andy Blasquez’s participation in the Sonoma Echelon Gran Fondo cycling event last month to benefit The Partnership at Drugfree.org. Andy completed 75 miles in the California-based bike tour to help support our vision to ensure young …