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6 Ways That Adolescent Grief Is Different

6 Ways That Adolescent Grief Is Different
The three leading causes of death in adolescence are unintentional injury (accidents), suicide, and homicide, according to the National Vital Statistics System of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports that 72 percent of deaths …
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Truckee officials: Peers, residents enable youth drug use
River Coyote, director of Tahoe Truckee Future Without Drug Dependence, said there are many risk factors for alcohol and drug abuse, including society, community, family, peer and individual domains. Expand Photo Heather Redlich, director of public …
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Meth Takes Over as Deadliest Drug in Linn County and Oregon

Meth takes over as deadliest drug in Linn County and Oregon
Linn County had six drug-related deaths in 2013, all of them related to methamphetamine, according to statistics released by the Oregon State Medical Examiner on Thursday. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 

KY's Operation UNITE Oganizes National Rx Abuse Summit

KY's Operation UNITE oganizes national Rx Abuse Summit
Keynote speakers this year include some of the nation's best-known drug abuse and health experts, such as Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of …
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eTect Awarded Second Phase of Program by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
eTect announced today it has been authorized to move ahead on the second phase of it's "Fast Track" SBIR grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Phase 2 of the NIDA program will provide $ 1,000,000 of research support for product …
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TEDxHouston 2011 – Micki Fine – Founder of Mindful Living in Houston, Texas, and Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Micki Fine was awarded this credential from the University of Massachusetts M…

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The Statistics of Opiate Addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News
This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drugabuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

County Had More Child Abuse Reports, Revictimization in 2013

County had more child abuse reports, revictimization in 2013
Helpful information includes parent and child name, address, school, work place and license plate number. While reports of child abuse and … After children have been removed from a home, CYFD cannot tell parents they must complete court-ordered …
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Situation: Critical
… opioid, stimulant and various other substance use disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders includes items such as “recurrent use resulting in the failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home” and …
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Police Officer: 'We See People Robbing Each Other to Get Pills'

Police officer: 'We see people robbing each other to get pills'
One of the largest prescription drug collection efforts in Billings netted nearly 600 pounds of expired drugs, and police expect another significant haul Saturday when residents are urged to turn over their unused drugs. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 

1 in 3 Canadians suffered some form of child abuse
A new study says one in three adult Canadians suffered some form of child abuse in their past, adding this abuse is associated with a higher risk of mental health disorders later in life. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 


 

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