RI Driver Arrested After Attleboro Police Find Suspected Cocaine in Car
RI driver arrested after Attleboro police find suspected cocaine in car
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ATTLEBORO — Police say they arrested a Pawtucket man after a traffic stop when they found a small amount of suspected cocaine and a secret compartment in his car. … Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. 6 Share with Us. Read more on Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Society is still out of touch with the reality of addiction
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Drug Addiction Hotline Number (855) YES-REHAB
Drug Addiction Hotline Number (855) YES-REHAB – The Addiction Hotline was created to help Parents, Teens, Husbands and Wives, Friends or Family get help anytime day or night with one easy to use phone numb…
Vermont Battling a 'Full-Blown Heroin Crisis'
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On top of that, the need for treatment of opiate addiction has jumped more than 770 percent since 2000. Bob Bick oversees mental health and substance abuse services at Vermont's largest treatment center, the HowardCenter Substance Abuse Services. Read more on Christian Broadcasting Network
Is It True You Only Need a High School Diploma and Certification to Be a Substance Abuse Counselor?
Question by noname: Is it true you only need a high school diploma and certification to be a substance abuse counselor?
Hi, I’m a 31 year old mom and wife that is about to finish my associates degree in psychology next year and I want to get into counseling. I decided to return to college because I’m tired of dead end jobs and want to finish something I started years ago. As soon as I returned to college, I started getting straight A’s in all my classes and have so much enthusiasm to continue, yet I don’t want to be stuck in college until I’m 40 for my career to begin. The maximum I would like to invest is three more years, perhaps even four. I heard that with a bachelor’s in psychology you can’t really do much =-/. I want a better future for my family but I won’t settle for studying something I don’t like just because it’s short…like medical asst. I heard that to be a substance abuse counselor you don’t even have to have a master’s degree and some people only need a high school diploma in addition to some training to get certified…is that true? If so, where can I find out more? How much do these substance abuse counselors w/o the master’s make anyway? Or should I just stick to getting a bachelor’s in psychology and aim for the master’s while working in a job my bachelor’s can qualify me for?
Medicaid Expansion Is Expected to Strain Mental Health Services
Medicaid expansion is expected to strain mental health services
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WASHINGTON — As millions of Americans gain health coverage through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, experts say their higher rates of mental health and substance abuse disorders will be difficult to treat due to a lack of counselors and … Read more on Kansas.com
GLRC receives coalition grant
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MARQUETTE – Great Lakes Recovery Centers Inc. received a grant from the Marquette Coalition for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention to update its collection of alcohol awareness educational DVDs at the Marquette Outpatient Services Office. Read more on Marquette Mining Journal
Stop Having the Same Conversation Again and Again
Stop Having the Same Conversation Again and Again
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In the worst of these scenarios, we become harvesters of politics, power, control, arrogance and egos that fill organizations with invisible signs that say, don't go there, you can't do this, you don't know that, save face, blame, protect, win at … Read more on Entrepreneur
Signs Of Addiction In Seniors – What are the warning signs for addiction in older people? Doctor Steven Ey, MD shares with American Health Journal some guidelines for the early warning sign…
Is the “Silent Treatment” a Form of Passive Aggressive Emotional Abuse?
Question by Jason: Is the “silent treatment” a form of passive aggressive emotional abuse?
I apologize for the length. Is the “silent treatment” a form of passive aggressive emotional abuse? I have someone in my life (or used to be at least that completely gives me the silent treatment. It’s my ex girlfriend. We work at the same place so we see each other daily. We broke up almost 10 months ago, but we stayed “friends” for about three months. We would even go out on dates together and she even started to want to have sex with me again (which was probably unwise), but I thought that maybe we were going to get back together. But she made it very clear that she did not want to get back together, that we had a “no strings attached relationship,” and that she didn’t mind if I dated other girls. Meanwhile, I began talking to this other girl from work, and we began to date (After all, my ex said that she didn’t mind.) Well, I guess when it was all said and don, my ex did mind because she got very angry and jealous. She began to say nasty things about me and the new girl I was seeing. She told me that seeing another person from work was the lowest of the lows, but she herself dated a guy from work before she dated me so I thought that was a bit hypocritical on her part. So I got mad at her for being mad at me. After all, she was the one that ended the relationship in the first place. All I did was move on. So I started saying mean things about her which I know was wrong. Anyway, she has been giving me the silent treatment for about seven months now, and it hurts. I’ve even tried apologizing to her for my part via e-mail (I didn’t want to confront her at work). She took my e-mail, which was very innocent and told my boss that I was “harassing her.” She just does very passive aggressive things to hurt me. I guess I could understand her hatred for me if I had cheated on her, was physically abusive, if I had left her financially ruined, or if I had a substance abuse or gambling addiction. But none of that occurred. As a matter of fact, I was always there for her whenever she needed a friend, a helping hand, or a shoulder to cry on. How can she live with herself? It just hurts because I truly loved this girl and I think that I deserve better.. Yeah, I leave her alone, but it still hurts.
Is Marijuana as Safe as — or Safer Than — Alcohol?
Is marijuana as safe as — or safer than — alcohol?
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Here's what we do know: Addiction. Alcohol's addictive qualities are well-documented. Approximately 17.6 million people, or one in every 12 adults, suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence, according to the NIAAA. Alcoholics in withdrawal can suffer … Read more on CNN
Quotes of the day
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The drug can trigger psychotic episodes, especially among vulnerable late adolescents, and the price decreases and social normalization of recreational use will increase the number of underage potheads… Very few people are incarcerated for simple … Read more on Hot Air
Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling?
Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling?
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Across the U.S., heroin abuse among first-time users has increased by nearly 60 percent in the last decade, from about 90,000 to 156,000 new users a year, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Read more on Forbes
Elderly also face prescription drug abuse
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Office of National Drug Control Policy Awards 5000 to Porter County …
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The DFC Program provides grants of up to $ 625,000 over 5 years to community coalitions that facilitate citizen participation in local drug prevention efforts, and which is available to the Porter County Substance Abuse Council. Coalitions are composed … Read more on nwitimes.com
Drug Rehab – Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
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Vermont governor shifts focus to drug abuse
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He said he wanted to reframe the public debate to encourage officials to respond to addiction as a chronic disease, with treatment and support, rather than with only punishment and incarceration. "The time has come for us to stop quietly averting our … Read more on Worcester Telegram
Fighting addiction with a pill has potential for abuse, officials say