Thomasville Police Seize More Than 60 Pounds of Marijuana During Investigation

Thomasville police seize more than 60 pounds of marijuana during investigation
A study in the August edition of The Journal of School Health finds that the generations old theory of a “gateway drug” effect is in fact accurate for some drug users, but shifts the blame for those addicts' escalating substance abuse away from …
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Mindfulness Therapy May Help Prevent SubstanceAbuse Relapse in Long Term
They found that cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention (RP) and mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) are both effective aftercare interventions following substance abuse treatment, but that the latter may have a more enduring effect. The study …
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Wasting money doing things we know don't work
Portugal had all the same problems with drugs and addiction as any other modern country. At a time when Portugal was being squeezed by the economy and experiencing increasing HIV/AIDS cases, they decided to abandon the old arrest-and-imprisonment …
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Substance Abuse, Victimization, and Help Seeking (Clark University Video) – Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime National Victim Assistance Academy Substance Abuse and Victimization NCJ 204552 . This video was produced by the…