Posts Tagged ‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’
Hoffman Among Thousands of Addiction Victims
Hoffman among thousands of addiction victims
His death, which came after a long period of sobriety that ended last year, "epitomizes the tragedy of drug addiction in our society," said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "Here you have an extraordinarily talented …
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Holiday Roadblocks Used to Raise Drug Awareness
LDACs members and Maurithus Meiring, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World's South African coordinator, also handed out drug awareness materials to drivers and nearby residents. Drivers were also offered a chance to sign an anti-drug pledge, which …
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Why Heroin Is Becoming Deadlier
The number of heroin users almost doubled between 2007 and 2012, from 373,000 to 669,000, according to a 2012 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration survey. It's reached epidemic proportions, said Nancy Knott, an interventionist …
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Research and Markets: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring – Technologies, Markets, and Companies: 2013-2023
Research and Markets: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring – Technologies, Markets, and Companies: 2013-2023
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Drug program adopts new brand, logo
For 33 years, Palmer Drug Abuse Treatment San Antonio (PDAP) has helped teens, young adults and their families overcome the effects of mind-changing chemicals with itssuccessful, no-charge recovery program for more than 2,000 individuals annually. Addiction is a terrible disease; we need to do everything in our power to prevent drug addiction, so we are now sharing our message through the new … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Task force: Tackling drug abuse in region a group effort
LOWELL — Thirty-four days into the new year, Middlesex County has already seen 11 drug-related deaths. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
Teen Prescription Drug Abuse – As a Public Health Promotion Grad Student, I created this Public Service Announcement to reach out to teens and add one more video that can raise awareness o…
Former cop is 'linchpin' of campaign to legalize marijuana
Four years ago, he took a $ 40,000 pay cut, he says, to become executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, an international organization of former police officers, judges, prosecutors and corrections officers who now advocate legalizing …
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Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction …
One confounding factor is the comparison of treatment methods with those for other substance use disorders. National organizations, such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, along …
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Why Does Drug Relapse Happen Even After Decades of Sobriety? – New York Daily News
Why does drug relapse happen even after decades of sobriety? – New York Daily News
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Why does drug relapse happen even after decades of sobriety?
New York Daily News Without having ongoing treatment and support, relapse essentially is easier." Users of opioid drugs like heroin have a much higher relapse rate than other addicts — as high as 80% or above, he added. Addiction as a disease has both "a genetic … Hoffman found with 50 bags of heroin, addiction meds: sources Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead Of Drug Overdose — Needle In His Arm … Philip Seymour Hoffman Opened Up About Drugs Long Before Death |
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‘An epidemic of heroin’: Hoffman is a new face of growing problem – NBCNews.com
UTSA and Health Science Center Receive Grant to Prevent Substance Abuse, HIV …
UTSA and Health Science Center receive grant to prevent substance abuse, HIV …
… in funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) for a collaborative project between a Minority-Serving Institution and Community-Based Organization(s) to prevent …
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Drug prevention specialist mixes humor, seriousness
Ray Lozano brought his comedy-infused drug abuse prevention program to the students of American Canyon High School on Wednesday afternoon. Lozano has worked as a stand-up comic, a high school principal and a drug and alcohol counselor. He has …
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UTSA, UT Health Science Center awarded 0K for substance abuse, HIV …
… University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Division of Community Pediatrics have been awarded $ 900,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) for …
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Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Programs: Assessing the Evidence
Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Programs: Assessing the Evidence
Dr. Delphin-Rittmon is with the Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Rockville. Send correspondence to Dr. Lyman (e-mail: [email protected]). This article is part of a series …
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Efforts underway to fight epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse
Ensure access to substance abuse services: Addiction to any drug — prescribed or illegal — is a brain disease that can be effectively treated, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Preventing prescription drug abuse must also include …
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Our View: Addicted Maine women will pay for treatment cuts
The women's house run by Wellspring substance abuse services in Bangor is now the only women's halfway house in Maine. And its wait list has grown from about 25 to 40. Because Wellspring has just 13 beds, and low turnover in its six-month program, …
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