Narconon Survey Confirms Pervasive Prescription Drug Abuse by Young …
An overwhelming 89% of young adults who were admitted to this rehab reported prescription drug abuse and addiction – usually years of this addictive habit. These admissions were part of a larger tabulation of the drug abuse history of treatment admissions.
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Review on new, hazardous drugs of abuse presented in Journal of Addiction …
The last few years have seen the emergence of a new drug problem in so-called "bath salts"-actually "designer stimulants," packaged and sold in ways that skirt drug laws. A review and update on these designer drugs is presented in the June Journal of …
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Treating addicts with medicine, respect
Maine has the highest addiction rate per capita, according to the Maine Office of Substance Abuse, and more people died from prescription drug overdoses than car crashes in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Yet, even though the American Society for Addictive …
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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not …
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Sponsor of bill says Maine will legalize marijuana, one way or another
Those who support the law change said prohibition doesn't work and the country's 30-year war on drugs has been a failure. “As a fiscal conservative I'm very concerned about useless government programs that create waste and waste taxpayer dollars and …
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Support groups in East Contra Costa
For cancer patients, families, caregivers and anyone else needing a place to gather for comfort and sharing. Kaleidoscope Center … LifeRing is a faith-based organization of support groups for those who want to overcome alcohol and/or drug addiction.
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Church News week of April 25, 2013
Proceeds from the Fair support mission projects here in Mechanicsville, in Virginia, the United States and throughout the world. Call the church at (804) … Walnut Grove Baptist Church will host weekly support group meetings for parents of addicted …
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Understanding the needs of male sexual assault victims
It is often the unspoken, unrecognized and untreated issue when we are dealing with the problems of addiction, mental health, physical health, relationship issues, domestic violence, anger management, criminal behavior and many other issues that impact …
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Army's youngest family members find support
At Redstone Arsenal, ACS takes an active role with military children through programs like its New Parent Support Program, ChildWise and Exceptional Family Member Program. “Children are an … Her ex-husband was an alcoholic and drug addict. “I've been …
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Multi-million dollar effort underway to fight local drug addiction and child abuse
Governor Steve Beshear has announced a $ 2.5 million grant to help families dealing with both child neglect/abuse and substance use disorders in Daviess County. The funding is a 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' …
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New support group for families of drug users in Athy
A NEW family support group is being set up in Athy in response to what is described as a major drug problem in the area, especially in respect of the use of heroin. The group, being set up with the support of the Co Kildare Leader Partnership and a …
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Maine program to help children of drug addicts seeks to change culture
In Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, pregnant drug users and families dealing with substance abuse problems who have children age 5 and younger will be connected with a specially trained and nonjudgmental “navigator” who will help connect them with …
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Maine program to help children of drug addicts seeks to change culture
In Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, pregnant drug users and families dealing with substance abuse problems who have children age 5 and younger will be connected with a specially trained and nonjudgmental “navigator” who will help connect them with …
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Bill Requires Drug Test to Get Cash Assistance
It's a controversial legislation that has supporters and opponents battling it out from the beginning. H.B. 4118 requires suspicion-based drug screening for applicants and recipients of cash assistance from the Family Independence Program. … "We …
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Maine program to help children of drug addicts seeks to change culture
In Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, pregnant drug users and families dealing with substance abuse problems who have children age 5 and younger will be connected with a specially trained and nonjudgmental “navigator” who will help connect them with …
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'Miracle' spurs parents to help others fight drug abuse
… teenage addicts in recovery speaking to their peers rather than government or elected officials, she said. “We wanted to bring real-life stories,” Maxim added. “People see addiction as shameful. In every family, someone is either a drug addict or …
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Heroin, prescription drugs often to blame for overdose fatalities in county, state
Of those, 52 involved heroin, a drug that can cause a surge of euphoria and clouded thinking followed by alternately wakeful and drowsy states, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Drug overdose deaths in McHenry County … “They steal …
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