Mulcair, Trudeau urge Rob Ford to seek help for substance abuse issues
"I look forward to seeing Rob Ford get the help he obviously needs," said Trudeau. The Liberal leader was the alleged target of some Ford slurs on a video that Toronto police indicate shows the mayor sucking on a crack pipe. Trudeau declined to compare …
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BACODA: You can help prevent substance abuse
Each October, National Substance Abuse Prevention Month is observed, as well as Red Ribbon Week. Both of these events give an opportunity to talk about substance abuse and the harm it causes for individuals, families, and communities. Many people …
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Wellspring receives grant to help adolescent boys with substance abuse
Wellspring recently received a $ 150,000 grant to open the only inpatient substance abuse facility for boys in western South Dakota, helping local boys to overcome drug abuse by treating them closer to home. The new facility will allow the local …
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Federal Funding Announced to Help W.Va. Combat Substance Abuse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — More than $ 700,000 in federal funding headed to West Virginia to help combat substance abuse. Senator Jay Rockefeller and Senator Joe Manchin announced the funding Monday. The $ 733,068 in funding comes from the …
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Audit: LA County Failed To Properly Regulate Drug Treatment Clinics
Authorities have failed to properly regulate drug treatment centers in Los Angeles County that receive Medi-Cal funding, according to an audit released Friday by the county's auditor-controller, the Center for Investigative Reporting reports. Medi-Cal …
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Gallo Research Center issues grant to discover new medication to treat alcohol …
The UCSF-affiliated Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center has issued a second round of grants under its U.S. Army-funded research program intended to accelerate the discovery and development of new medications to treat alcohol and substance abuse …
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Center takes on substance abuse
WINNEBAGO – Substance abuse is a problem affecting increasingly younger children, says Naomi Ochsendorf, program director at the Adolescent Treatment Center in Winnebago. To help combat the trend, the center will observe Red Ribbon Week from Oct.
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Vt. says time for addicts to quit smoking, too
Now the state Department of Health wants to put into place a tobacco-free policy at state-funded addiction treatment centers. … "This is sort of the last place where we haven't changed the culture," she said of mental health and substance abuse programs.
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A healthy me is a drug-free me
Yesterday red ribbons were distributed to millions of students across the country to kick off Red Ribbon week which is the nation's oldest and largest drug prevention program. Festivities will continue this week and next to raise awareness … The …
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