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Lines For Life Works To Reduce Suicide

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All kinds of programs are in place to help young people avoid suicide. 

But it is still an appealing option to many a young person hurting from a variety of life's challenges. 

Lines for Life, based in Portland, staffs a hotline for people in trouble to call at any time on any day.  And Lines for Life also works to reduce drug abuse, a mission shared with the Oregon Coalition for Responsible Use of Meds.  Emily Moser from Lines for Life and Elizabeth White from the Coalition visit to talk about their efforts. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.