Substance Abuse Tx Problematic Despite ACA
Substance Abuse Tx Problematic Despite ACA
Filed under: substance abuse disorder
"This is the beginning of substance abuse disorders being part of mainstream healthcare." The law requires that substance abuse treatment be offered to people newly insured through the insurance exchanges or Medicaid, the government health plan for the … Read more on MedPage Today
Marijuana Legalization and Young Brains: Time for Serious Study
Filed under: substance abuse disorder
State Finances, Drug Abuse, and Consolidation Dominate Town Board Meeting
State Finances, Drug Abuse, and Consolidation Dominate Town Board Meeting
Filed under: substance abuse addiction
David Gerber, director of counseling at St. Christopher's Inn, the substance-abuse treatment center based at Graymoor, the monastery of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, and Marianne Taylor-Rhoads, the facility's chief operating officer, told the … Read more on Philipstown.info
Strategic Goal 15: Substance Abuse Treatment – Maryland ranks in the top one-third of states in terms of substance abuse addiction, a problem which contributes to a range of public health and safety conce…
The Politics of Cocaine
The Politics of Cocaine
Filed under: interesting facts cocaine
All the skeptic needs to do is look at the statistics vis-à-vis our consumption and cocaine-related crimes and deaths. In fact, according to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health done a few years ago, nearly 1.5 million Americans met the criteria … Read more on CounterPunch
BR man indicted in girlfriend's heroin overdose death
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Alcohol Awareness Month: Alcohol Is the Deadliest Drug for Teens
Alcohol Awareness Month: Alcohol is the deadliest drug for teens
Filed under: what is drug abuse and its effects
In a recent national survey of parents and teens by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 33 percent of teen partygoers have been to parties where teens were drinking alcohol, smoking pot, or using cocaine … Read more on Journal Times
Penn Medicine points to new ways to prevent relapse in cocaine-addicted patients
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'Marijuana Smoking Style' Has Largest Impact on Addiction Risk
'Marijuana Smoking Style' Has Largest Impact On Addiction Risk
Filed under: marijuana abuse
"No drug use is without risk," lead author Peggy van der Pol, a doctoral candidate at the Trimbos Institute of the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, told Reuters. "When using stronger cannabis you will likely take in more THC than … Read more on Headlines & Global News
Marijuana Use Rising Among Young Adults – The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use & Health shows a slight increase in the overall illicit drug use rates, but officials remain concerned about the prescri…
Tool to Track Drug Abusers Is at Risk
Tool to track drug abusers is at risk
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Recovery Statistics
Joshua Fletcher, a recovering heroin addict, points to where he used to shoot heroin, the spot is now covered with a tattoo which to honor his grandfather. (Photo: Brent … Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) have … Read more on Indianapolis Star
Yelp's Now on TV & It's Hilarious: A Review of 'Review'
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Recovery Statistics
UM School of Medicine Researchers Find Association Between Stroke and …
UM School of Medicine Researchers Find Association Between Stroke and …
Filed under: history of cocaine use
They compared the stroke patients to a control group of 1,154 people, interviewing both groups about stroke risk factors and illicit drug use. In the stroke group, 28 percent reported a history of cocaine use compared to 26 percent in the control group … Read more on UMB News
Chronicle Book Review: Meth Mania
Filed under: history of cocaine use
Why Is Magic the Gathering Called “Paper Crack”?
Question by Bill Mill: Why is Magic The Gathering called “Paper Crack”?
Best answer:
Answer by Godot
cuz its addicting…..
Answer by Brian Grover-Peterson
Then Yugioh must be paper meth =D
What do you think? Answer below!
New law to crack down on sales of cigarettes to children
Filed under: addicted to crack
Mr Poots added: "Given the widespread damage caused by smoking, it is incumbent on us, as legislators, to ensure that we do everything in our power to prevent people becoming addicted to this lethal habit." He said the bill would provide a strong … Read more on BBC News
NIDA Releases Resources for Treatment of Teens With Substance–use Disorders
NIDA releases resources for treatment of teens with substance–use disorders
Filed under: drug abuse resources
As part of National Drug Facts Week, the National Institute on Drug Abuse released online treatment resources for health care professionals and parents whom interact with teens with substance-use disorders. According to the National Survey on Drug Use … Read more on Healio
What Teens Need to Know About Prescription Drug Abuse
Filed under: drug abuse resources