Bay District Schools Provides Counseling for Substance Abuse
Bay District School Leaders have signed a deal with the Life Management Center to provide professional counseling for students with a substance abuse problem. The two organizations have a long standing relationship, but this is the first time they've …
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Overcoming Addiction: Former addict studying to become a counselor
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – A life consumed with finding the next buzz, doing whatever it takes to get her hands on drugs. That is what 28-year-old, Shannon Evans, says her life used to be about. Now, a full time student at Big Sandy Community and …
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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in the QCA
She's a substance abuse counselor, and the Director of RICCA, the Rock Island County Council on Addictions. And addictions are on the rise. "Young adults, adults, elderly.. Across the board," she explains. "Most people who become addicted to …
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COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug …
Alix C. Michel and David J. Ward, with Michel & Ward, Chattanooga, Tenn., have a combined 50 years of legal experience, primarily in medical and professional malpractice and prescription drug abuse matters. Their expertise in … In July of 2012, the …
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Chief Lansdowne's fatally flawed fix for drug abuse
The money saved, which they estimate at $ 150 million to $ 200 million a year, would be earmarked for drug treatment and mental health programs, crime prevention programs in schools and a fund for victims of trauma. If cleared by the state for …
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Novus Medical Detox Opposes Marijuana Legalization, Cites Increase in Fatal …
But despite the seemingly growing acceptance of marijuana use throughout the U.S., Novus Medical Detox, one of the only Florida-based detox centers serving high-dosage drug abuse patients, says that the substance is not only addictive but its use could …
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Honolulu Drug Detox Launches Women's Program for Substance Abuse …
Through this program, women who fill their lives with alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, prescription drugs and other substances, learn how to deal with life's stresses without turning to mind-altering drugs and substances. Physical detoxification from drugs …
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Marijuana: Making a case against legalization
Addiction treatment specialists, when asked, will explain that, of the many sad drug addiction stories they've heard, virtually all include marijuana as one of the first drugs used. Over time, marijuana use impairs short-term memory, attention …
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Ex-addict relates road to recovery
Counselors, court officers and health-care workers filled a conference room Friday morning at Medina Hospital for a presentation on drugs and addiction. China Darrington, a former drug addict, talks about … Darrington said that's because heroin and …
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Which Drug is Your State Most Addicted to? America's Drug Problem, Mapped
Alabama: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Alabama, followed by cocaine and other opiates including prescription drugs. – Alaska: In 2010, marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary …
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Jack Conway | Treating drug abuse essential
When I was elected your attorney general six years ago, I made stopping prescription drug abuse one of my top priorities. I created Kentucky's first statewide prescription drug task force and helped craft landmark legislation that has shut down half of …
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Schneiderman applauds success of New York's program to prevent prescription …
"Ending the epidemic of prescription drug abuse that plagues too many New York communities has been a top priority of mine since my first day in office, which is why I proposed and helped pass the law that created New York's historic I-STOP program," …
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Warren gets 5000 federal substance abuse prevention grant
“We have many of the same problems of substance abuse with our youth here in Warren County as one might find in a big city or urban area,” added MaryJo Harris, Project Coordinator for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant. “It's easy to say …
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