Youths Attend Drug Abuse Forum
Youths attend drug abuse forum
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Members of the Rise Above Colorado team held a forum Wednesday night to discuss the dangers of prescription drug abuse and how to take steps to prevent abuse or help someone in need. CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/BRYAN KELSEN Rob Archuleta, founder of … Read more on Pueblo Chieftain
PBSO/ Hanley Center Drug Abuse Summit Panel 2 – Dec. 3, 2013- The Drug Abuse Summit was sponsored by the Hanley Center and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and held at the Hanley Center in West Palm Beac…
Editorial: Do Not Criminalize Homelessness
Editorial: Do not criminalize homelessness
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Homelessness is a problem for law enforcement. But it is not a law enforcement problem. Homelessness is a social, economic, mental health, substance abuse and health care problem. There are times when the misbehavior of homeless people requires … Read more on Salt Lake Tribune
ADDICTION, best short poem about addiction – Poetry by Liliana Kohann, http://www.lilianakohann.com. This short poem talks about the true face of addiction. In this poem addiction is almost like another…
Alcohol Awareness Month: Alcohol Is the Deadliest Drug for Teens
Alcohol Awareness Month: Alcohol is the deadliest drug for teens
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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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Painkillers Abuse and Addiction Fuelled by Free Drugs From Family, Friends: US …
Painkillers abuse and addiction fuelled by free drugs from family, friends: US …
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CHICAGO — Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a U.S. government study has found. Read more on National Post
Prescription Drug Abuse & Overcoming Addiction, Shands Vista Florida Recovery Center – Prescription Drug Abuse & Overcoming Addiction, Shands Vista Florida Recovery Center – Overcoming Prescription Drug Abuse – We can help you discover the …
Seven Decades of Life in Little Havana Unfold in 'Paradise Motel'
Seven decades of life in Little Havana unfold in 'Paradise Motel'
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The raging winds of Hurricane Andrew thunder outside the room in 1992 when Alberto (Quiroga, here charismatic, menacing and oh-so-memorable) and Otto (Garranchan) share coke, crack, misogynistic rants and more. In 2000, meth-addicted prostitutes … Read more on MiamiHerald.com
Lamar Odom Missing: NBA Star Reportedly Dealing With Drug Addiction – Lamar Odom and his wife, Khloe Kardashian, have allegedly been hiding his addiction for two years.
Prescription drug abuse on the rise
Public Records: Chillicothe Municipal Court
Public records: Chillicothe Municipal Court
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Permitting drug abuse — Nicholas Morgan, 28, of 547 Orange St., guilty, fined $ 200 and court costs, sentenced to two-year probation and 29 days in Ross County Jail, ordered to complete alcohol and substance abuse counseling, driver's license suspended … Read more on Chillicothe Gazette
Indy Counselor Cites Rising Drug Abuse Among Seniors
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Substance abuse currently affects about 17 percent of the senior population and by 2020, that figure is expected to double. Scott Watson of Heartland Intervention says alcohol and prescription drug abuse are the most prominent form of drug abuse in … Read more on 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
Prescription Drug Abuse State, Local, National Problem
Prescription drug abuse state, local, national problem
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Prescription drug abuse is a nationwide problem affecting thousands of families across the country. No where in the nation is it more of a problem than in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Spokesman Mark Woodward said that according to the … Read more on Miami News Record
Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force
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To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse, Involve the School and Family
To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse, Involve the School and Family
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Prescription drug abuse is on the rise – what can we do to prevent this problem? Image by Dodgerton Skillhause. The illegal use of prescription drugs is on the rise, but efforts to stop prescription drug abuse through legislation and policing have … Read more on Decoded Science
This Is Your Brain On Cocaine: Dopamine Buildup Excites Brain's Reward …
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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
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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