Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’
Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO]
Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO]
The report also recommends “updating school curricula, school-based peer-to-peer programs, prescription drug abuse recognition and reporting protocols for educators.” Gray said expanding the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program is also …
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Local coalitions aim to prevent underage substance abuse
According to its website, the Chandler Coalition on Youth Substance Abuse saw a need to create a partnership after the 2012 Arizona Youth survey concluded the average age a person begins drinking alcohol is 12.7 years in the Chandler redevelopment …
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State officials unhappy with proposed switch in drug abuse office
The Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, known as ADAP, works with the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) to run the state's new hub and spoke substance abuse treatment and recovery system, which officials say is extremely successful and …
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Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO] – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO] – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
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Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO]
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio The report also recommends “updating school curricula, school-based peer-to-peer programs, prescription drug abuse recognition and reporting protocols for educators.” Gray said expanding the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program is also … Legislators Poised to Combat Deadly Rise in Opioid Abuse and Heroin Use Proposed E-cigarette tax could help pay for heroin addiction treatment, NJ … NJ Senate panel considers options for dealing with heroin, painkiller addiction |
Prescription drug abuse epidemic is topic of summit Thursday in Lower Paxton … – The Patriot-News
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Prescription drug abuse epidemic is topic of summit Thursday in Lower Paxton …
The Patriot-News The first of two drug abuse summits set by the Dauphin County commissioners to draw attention to prescription drug abuse will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Lower Paxton Township building. A panel of national, state and local experts will discuss … |
Curtis Trotter: Addiction: Why Can't They Just Stop?
Curtis Trotter: Addiction: Why can't they just stop?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, substance abuse is our nation's number one health problem and alcohol still remains the number one most abused drug in our country. Relapse rates for addictions are similar to those for other chronic …
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Oklahoma addiction specialist offers tips for recovery
In two recent interviews, Vorse urged state officials and medical professionals to take more aggressive action to deal with the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. The interviews have been edited and condensed. Q: What do the statistics tell us …
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Parents speak out on child abuse
RCA provides peer-based mental health recovery support for those in the community who need help, Erickson said. The nonprofit serves people battling depression, anxiety, … “Statistics show that children who have adverse childhood experiences like …
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State Officials Unhappy With Proposed Switch in Drug Abuse Office – vtdigger.org
State officials unhappy with proposed switch in drug abuse office – vtdigger.org
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State officials unhappy with proposed switch in drug abuse office
vtdigger.org The Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, known as ADAP, works with the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) to run the state's new hub and spoke substance abuse treatment and recovery system, which officials say is extremely successful … |
Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO] – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
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Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO]
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio The report also recommends “updating school curricula, school-based peer-to-peer programs, prescription drug abuse recognition and reporting protocols for educators.” Gray said expanding the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program is also … |
Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY
SFSC Approves Substance Abuse Testing Policy
SFSC approves substance abuse testing policy
April 27– AVON PARK– The South Florida State College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a policy authorizing the development of a substance abuse testing program, which could allow random drug testing of any student in any program.
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Connecticut drug addicts describe recovery, challenges
Michael Botticelli, acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said Thursday that 23 million Americans are in recovery from substance abuse. Botticelli, who is in recovery from alcohol addiction, encouraged people to speak out about …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how … AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News
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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic … |