Community Workshop Provides Information, Advice

IONIA COUNTY, Mich. - Ninety percent of all addicted adults began using as teens, a substance abuse expert told an audience of 70 at the Ionia County Intermediate School District building.

Parents and professionals from schools, hospitals, law enforcement, courts and treatment facilities across the county and the state attended a workshop on "Emerging Drug Trends in 2012" Monday. The speaker was Scott Kelly, executive director of BASES Teen Center in Charlevoix and a substance abuse counselor for 26 years. The event was hosted by the Ionia County Health Department and the Ionia County Substance Abuse Initiative.

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