Speakers at the event warned that today's drug landscape is so dangerous that trying substances even once can be fatal.

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Carl Cannon wants to make things clear up front: He is not in the business of doing scared-straight programs. "This is different," Cannon, the founder of Elite Community Outreach, said before a Friday ...