drug abuse

Homicidal, Psychotic and Legally Sold a Gun: Bloomberg Opinion

Homicidal, psychotic and legally sold a gun: Bloomberg opinion

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Oh, and with a drug and alcohol problem. You are … Having observed her daughter's agitation, Delana said she called Odessa Gun & Pawn on June 25, and alerted an employee to her daughter's chronic mental illness and current suicidal state. She asked … Read more on The Oregonian

 

The 10 types of ER patients

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Ohio Attorney General’s Drug Abuse Community Forum: Springfield


Ohio Attorney General’s Drug Abuse Community Forum: Springfield – Ohio Attorney General Mike dewine announced the Ohio Attorney General’s Drug Abuse Community Forum series during the first community meeting in Portsmouth la…

 

Foundation awarded grant to study best ways to treat pain, combat drug abuse

Filed under: discuss drug abuse

It's all in an effort to decrease opioid and prescription drug abuse in West Virginia, and will be created under the leadership of consultant Dr. Jeannie Sperry, who was recently named pain psychologist and clinical director at the Mayo Clinic in … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

Senate Judiciary Committee Looks at Vermont Drug Abuse

Senate Judiciary Committee Looks At Vermont Drug Abuse

Filed under: addiction and drug abuse

A field hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee was held in Rutland on Monday to take testimony on Vermont's efforts to deal with heroin and opiod addiction. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin brought the issue of drug addiction to national … Read more on WAMC

 

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction: A psychological addiction or a physical addiction

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Why Are the Drugs………?

Question by Frickin AWESOME: Why are the drugs………?
That are scheduled, in such an odd order. LSD,weed,DMT, and others are schedule 1. Coke is schedule 2.. and some how xanax is schedule 4????

Best answer:

Answer by Wade H
Drugs are “scheduled” according to “potential for abuse”. The lower the schedule number the more likely a drug has been determined to be problematic. In the case of schedule I drugs there is no federal provision for any medical use or proscription.

AODA Counselor Degree Advice?

Question by anonymouse: AODA counselor degree advice?
Hi there. I want to become an AODA counselor, I was wondering, hopefully for some advice from real AODA counselors, how is the schooling money/studying-wise? Is it worth the job? (Im sure I will find the job more than worthwhile no matter what, I don’t care for money, I want to help people more than anything)

What does the school consist of and how many years should I plan on going?

thanks in advance.

Best answer:

OD vs. Substance Abuse?

Question by Gracyn: OD vs. Substance Abuse?
Does one overdose qualify as “substance abuse”? Would the hospital see it that way? Would the patient be turned down for ‘treatments’ such as dialysis?

Thank you. (I know dialysis isn’t a treatment)

Best answer:

Answer by boo ?
Well when you abuse a substance, that means you’re not using it the way it is ment to be used (i.e. taking too much, addiction to it, etc..) Hospitals usually put an overdose with an attempted suicide if that was the intention of the overdose, but the individual will usually go through close evaluatation(s) first. When you hear the term ‘Substance Abuse’ most think of individuals who have been using illegal drugs (such as crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana etc..) However, that’s not always the case..

Drug Abuse Center Scrutiny


Drug abuse center scrutiny – Riviera Beach considers temporary halt to substance abuse facility applications.

 

Kentucky Editorial Roundup

Kentucky editorial roundup

Filed under: signs of addiction

But $ 1 million is still not nearly enough – not for the women who struggle with addiction while pregnant, not for the people who try to care for them, not for the drug-dependent babies who are born with a variety of symptoms ranging from low weight … Read more on Washington Times

 

Heroin surge prompts antidrug session in Bensalem

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Monmouth County on List of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate

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As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In … Read more on Patch.com

 

New council to address prescription drug abuse, over-prescribing doctors in

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How Ravers Pioneered the Trend That Killed Philip Seymour Hoffman

How Ravers Pioneered the Trend That Killed Philip Seymour Hoffman

Filed under: understanding crack addiction

She was often seen on the dance floor wearing a fanny pack — which she dubbed "the crack pack" — containing not just drugs but also sugar packets, Pedialyte strips, and a banana that helped her ease the inevitable crash. Her friends called her "Dyson … Read more on New Times Broward-Palm Beach

 

Behind the Scenes: The Power of TV Psychics

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