Prevention Convention for Kids & Families—Join Us or Help Bring the Event to Life!
Don’t miss the Prevention Convention on March 18th from 1 – 5 pm at Go ’N Bananas in Lancaster! Compass Mark is planning an exciting day of activities and giveaways to help educate our community about addiction prevention. We have…
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How Your Brain Becomes Addicted
The brain disease of addiction was described way back in the 1700’s by Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Philadelphia. It was declared a disease by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 1965. Modern brain…
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There is Hope
Working in the helping professions isn’t easy. Doing so during an addiction epidemic is harder still. If hope doesn’t prevail, we cannot continue. Interventions for addiction fall along a continuum- from health promotion and prevention to treatment and finally, long-term…
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We Are Here to Help You
Compass Mark’s Information & Referral Team is here for you. We assist and offer help to those whose lives have been affected by addiction. Do you know someone who is struggling to overcome addiction? Are you personally experiencing addiction? Do…
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Get Involved with Prevention
It can be challenging to figure out how to positively impact your community. This is especially true when the issue you’re looking to help with is drug and alcohol prevention. Compass Mark’s Community Prevention Mobilizer is there to provide opportunities…
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Talking to Your Teen
Talking to your child or loved one about medical marijuana can be difficult to navigate. Often delicate conversations can turn into arguments resulting in hurt feelings. It doesn’t have to be this way. Problems associated with marijuana use: Issues with…
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Medical Marijuana: Is it a Risk to Our Community?
Medical marijuana has been a phrase thrown around the news for months now with no real explanation about how it can affect your family. We have sifted through the research for you, so you can be prepared to talk to…
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Lebanon County Hurricane Assistance
Compass Mark is excited to be joining with Lebanon School District and our community partners to provide a Resource Center for evacuees from Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria. The Resource Center is available to anyone who has been evacuated…
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Thank you Weis Markets!
This week Compass Mark received a generous donation from Weis Markets for our Future Generations program. The contribution will be used to provide educational enrichment and leadership development programming for middle and high-school age youth. Thank you Weis Markets for…
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Compass Mark Changed Her Life
Twenty-year-old Kiley Atkins was charged with underage drinking when an arresting officer made a decision that changed her life: He ordered her to attend Compass Mark’s Student Skills for Life program. According to Kiley, the program put her life into…
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