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8 graduate from YWCA of the Greater Capital Region's Ready for Work program
The program was developed to address barriers women face when seeking employment, including a lack of a high school diploma, limited or no prior work history, prior substance abuse, mental illness, former incarceration, and basic literacy and academic …
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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America
Rampant prescription drug abuse is costing us big: “In the United States, prescription opioid abuse costs [alone] were about $ 55.7 billion in 2007. Of this amount, 46% was attributable to workplace costs (e.g., lost productivity), 45% to healthcare …
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Anderson Machining, JHS in partnership
The curriculum starts with math, covering the relationship of whole numbers, fractions and decimals, negative and positive numbers, ratios and percentages, tax strategies, home and workplace calculator computations, doing simple right-angle …
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Question by Scotty: Why do psychiatrists prescribe stimulants for kids with “ADHD”?
These are amphetamine-like drugs … why would they give them to kids that they think are hyperactive? That doesn’t make any sense at all to me … I knew a girl in middle school and high school who was on ritalin … she like me but I didn’t like her back … in any case, she behaved like she was totally insane and knowing that she was on a stimulant may explain it

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Answer by [email protected]
ii dunno they get a lot of money though, they just prescribe retillin cuz its the fastest way

Answer by Bitty
Because they have an opposite effect on adhd people…    Read more...

Treatment Recovery Center | Rehab Center for Alcoholism | Alcoholism Recovery Center – http://alcoholismrecoverycenter.com/treatment-recovery-center/ Treatment Addiction Program , taught the addict about the disease of drug and alcohol dependen…

Cherry Hill's Humble Beginnings will serve adult addicts in recovery
At 25, the Philadelphia resident is launching a new outpatient addiction treatment center this week in Cherry Hill. He points to his own recovery from high school substance abuse as his inspiration for the work. “The sad part is, it's getting to the …
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Insurers prodded to cover early addiction services for Vermonters
Early screening – to catch drug dependence early – and recovery services – to keep patients clean after treatment – are also more cost-effective, but some insurers don't cover that, either. Last week the state health officials who oversee the network …
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Question by weedsmokerloveit: whats the best thing to say to a doc to get good pain pills?

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Answer by Pal
How about “I have pain”. The doctor will give you what is appropriate for the pain based on its cause and duration. He won’t give you pills to satisfy your addiction or desire to sell on the street.

Answer by penny
how about u DONT ive been hooked for 13years , started with a question just like yours

Summit Day Treatment Program – (KUTV) High school graduate Lexi Meah is moving on to a new chapter in her life.She has a job and plans to go to college, but 2 years ago. It appeared she wa…

Vancouver school board seeks to axe 70 jobs
The proposed cuts affect teachers and staff in all areas, including administration, gifted education, substance abuse programs and alternative programs. Also on the list are school counsellors, a school psychologist, a speech and language pathologist, …
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Students, experts tell all at panel
The event drew about 100 people, including parents and students in the SADD program. … The study found an increase in high school seniors abusing the drug to focus on work from a 5.4 percent abuse rate in 2009 to 7.4 percent abuse rate in 2013.
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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug …
WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …
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Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … MassLive.com Recent state statistics show an upward trend in heroin abuse in the state. A hit of heroin, a cheap alternative to expensive prescription drugs, can go for as little as $ 5 on the street. Certain prescription drugs can be priced somewhere in the … Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuseBoston.com Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe State Officials Promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayPatch.com Kirkland Views (blog) –WCVB Boston all 36 news articles »

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Insurers prodded to cover early addiction services – Bennington Banner

Read more... Insurers prodded to cover early addiction services Bennington Banner Preventing addiction is the cheapest and most effective way to curb drug abuse in Vermont, health officials say, but they are struggling with the fact that insurance doesn't cover those costs. Early screening – to catch drug dependence early — and … and more »