Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse and mental health services administration’
How Personality Increases Risk of Drug Abuse – LiveScience.com
How Personality Increases Risk of Drug Abuse – LiveScience.com
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How Personality Increases Risk of Drug Abuse
LiveScience.com People with certain personality traits may at increased risk for drug use problems, and studying personality may help researchers better understand and treat these problems, according to a new review. Many studies have attempted to link genes to the … |
Missoula events spotlight prescription drug abuse among youth – The Missoulian
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Missoula events spotlight prescription drug abuse among youth
The Missoulian A week of community events is shining a spotlight on what area leaders called an epidemic of prescription drug abuse and misuse. Last year alone, more than 300 Montanans died from prescription drug misuse, Mayor John Engen said during a panel … Pharmacists are often on the front line against prescription drug abuse Prescription Drug Misuse Awareness Week reveals startling stats Prescription Drug Misuse Awareness Week kicks off in Missoula |
How Long Does Treatment Take for Addiction? (AHJ Addictions)
How Long Does Treatment Take For Addiction? (AHJ Addictions) – How Long Does Treatment Take For Addiction? How long does treatment take for addiction? Doctor Steven Ey, MD discuses how long treatment for addiction takes….
Violence Is Not a Product of Mental Illness. Violence Is a Product of Anger.
Paolo del Vecchio of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has said, “Violence by those with mental illness is so small that even if you could somehow cure it all, 95 percent of violent crime would still exist.” A 2009 …
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Fort Bend Community Prevention Coalition Supports the “Talk. They Hear You …
Fort Bend Community Prevention Coalition supports the “Talk. They Hear You …
Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the underage drinking prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children – particularly ages 9 to 15 – about the dangers of alcohol.
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Alcohol, drug treatment housing proposed for north side
A for-profit agency that provides alcohol and drug abuse treatment services wants to build a residential center on Milwaukee's north side. Genesis Behavioral Services Inc. is proposing the 26-bed facility for 5150 N. 32nd St., according to documents …
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Without taxes, House leaders propose leaner budget than Gov. Deval Patrick
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 9, 2014…..With special attention paid to fighting drug addiction and improving the performance of the embattled Department of Children and Families, House leaders on Wednesday will present a $ 36.2 billion annual budget …
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At 21 Cody Lewis, a Recovering Heroin Addict, Starts Over
At 21 Cody Lewis, a Recovering Heroin Addict, Starts Over
He is in his 20s, lives in the suburbs — two traits that fit a growing number of users — and graduated to heroin after years of getting high with other drugs. When Lewis snorted his first line at age 18, he'd already used almost every imaginable drug …
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Overdosed: Addicts easily game a system with fraudulent prescriptions/Video
Jonathan Whitkin, 32, a recovering prescription drug addict who for years gamed the system by creating fake prescriptions he used at drug stores around Rhode Island and Massachusetts. By Lynn Arditi. Lynn Arditi Providence Journal. Journal staff writer.
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Heroin addicts face barriers to recovery
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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5 Things to Know About Heroin Use, Getting Help
5 things to know about heroin use, getting help
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. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently described the problem as "an urgent and growing public health crisis," as he called for more first responders to carry an antidote that can reverse the effects … Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
On a beautiful Sunday last October, Detective Dan Douglas stood in a suburban Minnesota home and looked down at a lifeless 20-year-old – a needle mark in his arm, a syringe in his pocket. It didn't take long for Douglas to realize that the man, fresh out of treatment, was his second heroin overdose that day. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
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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