Experts give tips to prevent youths from using drugs

Herbert Levine, the former superintendent of Salem schools, knows firsthand what drug abuse can do to a family. Levine nearly lost his son Joel to an OxyContin addiction.

Now retired, Levine teaches drug prevention strategies and has helped found three recovery schools. Levine’s experience with his son — who has been sober seven years and is a teacher at Everett High School — has convinced him that the best way to keep your kid sober is to take a very hard line.

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