Source: Fred Davis Failed Drug Test, Faces 6-Game Suspension
This substance-abuse program differs from the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, addressing recreational drug use with treatment and increased testing. A player's entry into the "stages of intervention" is kept confidential. The first time a …
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Education on dangers of heroin planned countywide
… same information will be shared at each forum with presentations by the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and a Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge prevention specialist speaking about current local drug trends, causes of addiction and means of …
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Impulsive Personality Linked to Food Addiction
In a paper published recently in the journal Appetite, researchers found that people with impulsive personalities were more likely to report higher levels of food addiction — a compulsive pattern of eating that is similar to drug addiction — and this …
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Chris Christie and the 'failed war on drugs'
And this problem can be more effectively addressed through low-cost interventions — like programs for parolees that offer modest punishments for failing drug tests, like a weekend in the clink — than through high-cost interventions, like a years-long …
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Clearview Treatment Programs Clinical Director to Present on DBT and …
Clearview Treatment Programs in Venice Beach, Calif., is a premier provider of mental health and addiction treatment. Clearview provides highly individualized treatment programs for people with psychiatric disorders, alcohol and drug addictions, and …
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Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says
THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or alcohol on a daily basis during that month, …
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Substance-abuse treatment program goals bring Republican Chris Christie …
The New Jersey Republican governor appeared on Wednesday with former Garden State governor Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, at a local jail to meet with a group of incarcerated women participating in a substance-abuse-treatment program. RELATED: JIM …
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Heroin deaths creep up in Florida as other opiates become too expensive
Miami-Dade drug rehabilitation experts said they have seen a small but definite increase in patients who have switched from oxycodone or other prescription drugs to heroin within the past year. “When I ask my patients, they say, 'Yeah, I couldn't get …
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Treatment center director resigns after 4th DUI
PIERCE, Fla. — The clinical director of a women's drug and alcohol treatment center near Ft. Pierce has resigned after being arrested for a fourth DUI. … Arnold had been working at the Counseling and Recovery Center on Orange Avenue, west of Fort …
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The Year in Review
The case sparked allegations of racial discrimination and brought attention to Florida's “Stand Your Ground” law. Martin supporters wore hooded … Chris Christie together, as the men planned rehabilitation efforts to areas under duress. The union was …
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