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R.I. Senate Panel Considers Bills to Aid Treatment of Drug Addiction

R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction

Filed under: drug abuse treatment center

But the bill won the support of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island, the Anchor Recovery Community Center and RICARES (Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts). Read more on The Providence Journal

 


Teen Drug Addiction Doctor Explains Rehabilitation Treatment – http://www.goodfutureteenrehab.com Teen drug addiction Doctor Elhabashy tells parents a drug abuse treatment center with a MD on site like Good Future Teen R…

 

Doug Ford Won't Run for Ontario Progressive Conservatives

Doug Ford Won't Run For Ontario Progressive Conservatives

Filed under: where does cocaine come from

And, after a video was released last month showing an inebriated Rob Ford swearing in Jamaican patois at a fast-food restaurant, Doug Ford emphatically told reporters his brother was still on the wagon. Hours later, Rob Ford admitted he did, in fact … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

 

Poll: Bay State supports reforming criminal justice system, not adding jails

Filed under: where does cocaine come from

"When Will This Stop?" Taunton Police Report Four More Overdoses on Saturday

"When will this stop?" Taunton police report four more overdoses on Saturday

Filed under: social effects of drug abuse

The first trip to the apartment last week was on Wednesday for an unconscious man who was injected with Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of overdoses, after paramedics arrived. The same thing happened with a woman at the location the next day. Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette

 

Heroin, painkillers 'destroyed everything': How an Ithaca man went from

Filed under: social effects of drug abuse

RI Gets $11M to Fight Youth Substance Abuse

RI gets M to fight youth substance abuse

Filed under: youth and drug abuse

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has received an $ 11 million, five-year grant from the federal government to target the abuse of alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs by teens and young adults. The state's Department of Behavioral Healthcare, … Read more on Boston.com

 


Pyle Questions DCED Secretary – Rep. Jeff Pyle poses questions during the House Appropriations Committee budget hearing with the Department of Community and Economic Development.

 

Rep. Swalwell Announces Grants to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Hayward

Silk Road Blues: Shutting Down a Corner of the Dark Internet

Silk Road Blues: Shutting Down a Corner of the Dark Internet

Filed under: crack cocaine injection

If Silk Road — the "anonymous marketplace" that sold illegal drugs, passports, ATM hacks, and dried reindeer meat (but mostly drugs) — had a headquarters, maybe manned by a fleet of office workers fueled by ill-begotten blow, you would have thought … Read more on Grantland (blog)

 

Why meth hasn't broken bad in the UK

Filed under: crack cocaine injection

Middletown to Receive $125000 to Combat Youth Substance Abuse

Middletown to Receive 5000 to Combat Youth Substance Abuse

Filed under: youth and drug abuse

Middletown will receive $ 125,000 to to combat youth substance abuse, the Rhode Island Congressional delegation announced on Tuesday. The money is part of a total $ 949,593 in federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grants that is allocated across … Read more on Patch.com

 


Rep. Pyle Asks Questions Regarding Voter ID Law Implementation During Hearing – Rep. Jeff Pyle asks questions during the House Appropriations Committee budget hearing with the Department of State.

 

Thursday Program Aimed at Preventing Drug Abuse

Thursday Program Aimed at Preventing Drug Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse programs

The Bridgewater Township Municipal Alliance Committee will be hosting a parenting program concerning substance abuse prevention among students. The program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Bridgewater Municipal Complex on Commons Way. Read more on Patch.com

 


4/11 International Day against Drug Abuse – This program is a part of an effort which ‘Arrahman Arraheem” is putting to Eliminate Drug Abuse. Programs with Special Focus on Causes, Effects and Rehabili…

 

RI Gov to Tour Addiction Recovery Center

RI gov to tour addiction recovery center

Filed under: drug abuse statistics 2010

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island's governor is touring the state's first addiction recovery community center to learn about efforts to fight drug dependence in the state. Gov. Lincoln … The center says it has had 125,000 visits since it opened in 2010. Read more on WSLS

 

Calif. serial killer gets prison for NYC slayings

Filed under: drug abuse statistics 2010