Posts Tagged ‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’
Fighting Addiction With a Pill Has Potential for Abuse, Officials Say – Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Fighting addiction with a pill has potential for abuse, officials say – Lancaster Eagle Gazette
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Fighting addiction with a pill has potential for abuse, officials say
Lancaster Eagle Gazette Combined with traditional therapy, studies have shown that buprenorphine is as effective a tool as methadone in opiate addiction recovery, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. However, unlike methadone … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Young people who use high potency ‘skunk’ cannabis daily ‘have psychotic … – Daily Mail
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Young people who use high potency 'skunk' cannabis daily 'have psychotic …
Daily Mail The study also found men were more likely to use cannabis than women, and also had psychotic episodes earlier – though both genders were at risk from smoking the drug. It focused only on people who already had mental illnesses. It did not try to … |
Concern at Drug Use in North Nigeria’s Biggest City – Times LIVE
Concern at drug use in North Nigeria’s biggest city – Times LIVE
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Concern at drug use in North Nigeria's biggest city
Times LIVE Kano has the country's highest drug abuse rate based on the number of seizures, arrests of addicts and convictions of arrested dealers, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). “It is a painful fact that Kano tops the drug abuse … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Sarah Maricle Ayers: Ruling on drug tests has a shaky foundation – Tallahassee.com
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Sarah Maricle Ayers: Ruling on drug tests has a shaky foundation
Tallahassee.com Though there is variability in the results of studies on welfare substance abuse, many have found higher usage rates among recipients, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services October 2011, Issue Brief, titled: “Drug Testing … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Woes of Heroin Abuse Are Widespread – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Woes of heroin abuse are widespread – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
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Woes of heroin abuse are widespread
Barre Montpelier Times Argus Statistics from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration rank Vermont at the top for the abuse of nonmedical use of pain relievers and illicit drug use other than marijuana — which includes heroin — for people ages 18 to 25. Vermont governor declares new 'War on Drugs,' but pumps up old bureaucracy Scourge of heroin abuse in Vermont mirrors national epidemic Shumlin to make 'opiate epidemic' theme of State of the State |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Shumlin highlights woes of heroin abuse – BurlingtonFreePress.com
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Shumlin highlights woes of heroin abuse
BurlingtonFreePress.com Statistics from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration rank Vermont in the top categories for the abuse of non-medical use of pain relievers and illicit drug use other than marijuana — which includes heroin — for people … |
Clinical Trials Network – Brave New World Conference -Fiona McTavish
Clinical Trials Network – Brave New World Conference -Fiona McTavish – On March 8, 2013, the Clinical Trials Network’s Mid-Atlantic Node conducted a symposium entitled “Brave New World: Using Technology to Enhance Behavioral Hea…
Teenagers who drink have more friends: study
"There has not been much data to support that drinking among teenagers directly leads to higher popularity and more friendships," said Peter Delany. He is the director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center …
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What Does It Take to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse?
What Does It Take to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse? – Teen alcohol and drug use has long been a problem of great concern to parents, teachers, students, and community leaders. EDC’s six-year effort with 11 great…
Parent-Sanctioned Teen Drinking Parties Persist Despite Laws, Officials Say
… very serious consequences to serving alcohol or allowing them to drink alcohol on their property," said Jill Spineti, president and CEO of the Governor's Prevention Partnership, which works to prevent underage drinking and drug abuse, among other …
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says Rhode Island's teen binge …
Two federal agencies that track teenage alcohol use, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define binge drinking as having five or more drinks at the same occasion, at the same …
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Drug Spike in County Comparable to Increased Use Nationwide
Drug spike in county comparable to increased use nationwide
The most recent data collected in a survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that in 2011 more than 22 million Americans had abused an illicit drug within a 30-day period of when the survey was conducted, …
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Guest Voice of Nancy Starr: How to prevent drug, alcohol abuse
Statistics from the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2011 survey found that almost 61 percent of college students drink, whereas for young adults not enrolled in college, the drinking rate is 52 percent. (Erie Times …
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'Agents of change' educate on prescription drug abuse
ETSU pharmacy students shared testimonies of Rx drug abuse with students at Indian Trail Intermediate school Tuesday. Pharmacy student Jake Peters talks with the students during the presentation. (Lee Talbert/Johnson City Press) …
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