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New drug-prevention app exceeds expectations in Lexington
The "Full Energy, No Drugs" (FEND) app launched in Lexington in January 2020. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In January 2020, Mayor Linda Gorton announced a new app to help fight the opioid crisis in Lexington. It's an app called Full Energy, No Drugs, or FEND. It rewards...
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1200 Lexington teens using new drug prevention app
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A new phone app is putting critical information about drugs right at teenagers fingertips. “Same message, same premise, but let's change the way we're getting information to them. So I think using technology, using phones, using social...
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Opioid education app launches for teens
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The city of Lexington is shifting to a more modern way of educating kids and teens about opioids with a new app called FEND, or "Full Energy, No Drugs." "You got to meet them where they are and honestly, technology and their phones are...
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New app for teens to help combat opioid crisis in Lexington
Mayor Linda Gorton announced the “Full Energy, No Drugs” (FEND) app on Monday. (WKYT) LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington leaders hope a new app will help curb the opioid epidemic in teens. Mayor Linda Gorton announced the “Full Energy, No Drugs” (FEND) app on...
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North Kingstown High School wins $5,000 video competition
Preventum Initiative has awarded first prize ($5,000) in the FEND high school video competition to North Kingstown High School for their short video on teen depression. The video competition formed part of the Rhode Island pilot of FEND (Full Energy, No Drugs), a drug...
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Phone App Aims to Prevent Teen Opioid Misuse, Addiction
App users who complete lessons and quizzes can earn points toward rewards. By: Tim Studebaker Facebook: @TStudebakerABC6 Twitter: @TStudebakerABC6 Email: tstudebaker@abc6.com BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) – A new app called “FEND” (Full...
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Cumulus Cares radio interview with Sean Palumbo about FEND
We got a chance to talk with Sean Palumbo of Mount Hope HS about FEND (Full Energy, No Drugs), a youth-led community-based
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Twiztid and FEND Team Up
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 8, 2018 TWIZTID AND FEND TEAM UP Black Mountain, North Carolina, December 8, 2018—FEND, Preventum Initiative’s seminal prevention campaign, gained a lot of momentum when it rolled out with the Vans Warped Tour this summer. More than...
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Kevin Lyman wins Billboard’s Humanitarian Award for work with FEND
MEDIA RELEASE November 13, 2018 Kevin Lyman wins Billboard’s Humanitarian Award for work with FEND Billboard has announced Kevin Lyman as the winner of this year’s Humanitarian Award for his work promoting FEND (Full Energy, No Drugs), a youth-led community based...
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