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Raising Your Employees’ Awareness – Substance Abuse in the Workplace – DVD Training – Helps employees learn the dangers of substance abuse and how to recognize warning signs.

Millions of Americans Remain Uninsured Despite Big Health Care Push
A single mother in Asheville, N.C., she earns $ 11.50 an hour, around $ 23,000 a year, doing office work at a nonprofit agency that helps people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse. She makes too much to qualify for the aid programs that …
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March Madness: Gateway to Gambling? For Some, Yes
Your boss may decide gambling is not the best idea for the workplace if it puts employees at risk. Keep with you emergency numbers, such as the NYS HOPEline (1-877-8-HOPENY), your counselor or a … psychological, social and spiritual manifestations …
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ADDICTION HELP – SOBRIETY, Parenting help, parenting troubled teens.

Plymouth crime gang broken by undercover police operation
A GANG which profited from the misery of drug addiction has been smashed by police in an undercover operation. The cell door has slammed shut behind Tara …. There is no romance to the misery it causes. “Crocker, Elisseos, Verrin, McIlroy, O'Mahoney, …
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Waiting times cost BC patients 5.5 million last year: Fraser Institute study
“We know that waiting for health care causes pain and discomfort. We know that it places people at risk of disability and death. We know that it may mean deterioration and more complex surgeries at the end. We know that it may lead to addiction to …
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EDITORIAL: Lawmakers must act on prescription drug, heroin abuse
On Tuesday, the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force issued its long-awaited report on heroin and other opiate use and abuse by young adults, along with recommendations on what to do about what it calls “the number one health care …
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National Project Seeks To Provide Information On Mental Health And Substance …
At a time when state and local budgets are tight in both cities and rural areas, it can be difficult to find and provide information giving a realistic picture of mental illness and substance abuse solutions to leaders. Enter Don Albrecht. “The concern …
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Shock Teesside prostitution figures show over 630 men and women in area …
Drug and alcohol abuse and poor housing lead many women into prostitution, says the study, produced by social research group Barefoot Research for the Northern Rock Foundation and the Durham Tees Valley Probation Service. It provides a snapshot of the …
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Govt urged to probe into drug abuse at FMFA
KUALA LUMPUR: A member of parliament today urged the government to investigate and conduct a detailed study on the drug abuse case at the Festival Future Music Asia 2014 (FMFA) concert last Saturday. Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) …
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Vancouver prescription heroin users wage court battle with the feds
On March 25, Providence Health Care and five long-time opiate users will appear in B.C. Supreme Court as plaintiffs in an effort to secure diacetylmorphine, or prescription heroin, as a legal means of managing addiction. David Byres, vice-president of …
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Report: Opiate abuse is 'No. 1 health care crisis confronting NJ'
A new report says state lawmakers should work with insurance companies to break down barriers that prevent people from getting treatment for heroin and prescription drugs. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Report: Opiate abuse is 'No. 1 health care crisis confronting NJ'
A new report says state lawmakers should work with insurance companies to break down barriers that prevent people from getting treatment for heroin and prescription drugs. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Vermont fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail
Vermont State Police confiscated heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana during a 2011 traffic stop in Rutland. / Free Press file By the numbers Vermont lawmakers are poised to adopt sweeping standards for a statewide diversion program to get some offenders into drug treatment and out of the judicial system. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results