Posts Tagged ‘legal highs’
Abuse of Drug Testing Service Denied
Abuse of drug testing service denied
Claims that steroid dealers are exploiting a publicly-funded drug testing service aimed at users of legal highs are denied. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Missoula events spotlight prescription drug abuse among youth
A week of community events is shining a spotlight on what area leaders called an epidemic of prescription drug abuse and misuse. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Smith Arrested at LAX After Alleged Threat
Smith arrested at LAX after alleged threat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport after authorities said he became belligerent during a security screening and threatened that he had a bomb. The 24-year-old …
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Solve It developing app to warn about legal highs
According to the latest figures provided by the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths, they led to 68 deaths in England and Wales in 2012. … dangerous. People need to be in full possession of the facts and this app helps get those facts out …
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Drugs. Alcohol. Addiction. – Part 4 of 5 – Dr. Mark Blair did it all while continuing to treat patients. But after hitting rock bottom in 2008, he turned his life around and went on to educate and war…
I’m a “recovering” Addict,But?
Question by lost agenda: I’m a “recovering” addict,but?
can’t seem to string together more than a few weeks before I relapse.To add more of an issue,i’m on state parole.I’d like to tell my parole officer,but am scared he’ll just violate me and send me back to prison.I’m going “crazy” with the ups and downs i’m continually putting myself and my loved ones through,yet still can’t get it right.It’s no ones fault but my own,but if i don’t get it right soon,i’ll either go back to prison anyways,or i’ll end up relapsing full time.I’ve tried meetings,rehabs,and methadone,all with no long term sobriety.Any advice or help in getting me on the path to being completely sober would be more than greatly appreciated
Best answer:
Answer by Jade M
At this point, your best bet is inpatient treatment. How this plays depends on where you live and the medical services available to you.
Don't Stand Idly by Whilst Legal Highs Ruin Teenage Lives
Don't Stand Idly By Whilst Legal Highs Ruin Teenage Lives
Now in its thirtieth year of operations, TOUGHLOVE has helped tens of thousands of New Zealand parents cope with the trauma of unacceptable teen behaviour through Support Group participation. Parents of teenagers using legal highs are … Support Group …
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Heroin use issues are hitting the middle class
The number of past-year heroin users in the U.S. has risen from 373,000 in 2007 to 669,000 in 2012, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA. 2. OVERDOSE DEATHS WORRY DOJ. Overdose deaths involving …
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Myanmar's 'refugees of the mind'
"There aren't so many drugs here. They study and they are happier," Pastor Johan says. Every week, the pastor preaches to this small group of mostly young Lisu who have come to get away from the problems back home, hoping to find economic opportunity …
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What Jobs in the Criminal Justice Field Are to Help People?
Question by Courtney: What jobs in the Criminal Justice field are to help people?
I’m strongly considering majoring in Criminal Justice, but I have to buckle down and decide on a career. I know that I want to help people, like reach out to them, sort of like a counselor, but I don’t want to be a Corrections counselor. I know I want to help people who have been through violence and etc. Is there a position where they have that job description? (General suggestions help, but not too general lol)
Best answer:
Answer by Kaiser
Careers in criminal justice are many and varied and continued growth is expected in the field. Growth among careers in law enforcement and investigation is reported at 22 percent, an above-average gain, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The same published report projects 9 percent growth among probation officers and corrections personnel. This projection represents an average growth rate, but growth just the same.
Fight Against Drugs Moves to Cocaine, Ketamine and Legal Highs
Fight against drugs moves to cocaine, ketamine and legal highs
AS treatment providers get a grip on helping heroin addicts, the struggle to eradicate the harmful affects of drugs is turning to those hooked on cocaine, ketamine and legal highs. Share this image. The number of addicts aged between 25-34-years-old …
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Music Festival Season and the Danger of Party Drugs
Unfortunately, the use of both legal and illegal substances—under party settings in particular—can spark overdoses, hospitalizations, and in some cases exacerbate addiction or mental health issues. Popular party drugs include cocaine, ketamine, MDMA …
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Increase in deadly designer drugs ordered online
Chief executive of Hobart addiction clinic Holyoake, Sarah Charlton, said her organisation had seen a drop in pure cannabis consumption over the past year but poly-drug use, which often included NPS, was definitely on the increase. Ms Charlton said …
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