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Prisons are filled with the people who can't stay off the drugs and their recidivism rates reflect this. I believe that maintenance programs should be the first place these people should be directed upon their release and exoffenders should be …
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Pride Survey exposes substance use
Survey numbers included the percentage of students who admit to using cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs; the students' perception of the risk of using the substances; the perceptions of parental disapproval of the use of the …
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Laredo Treatment Center Launches New Adult, Adolescent Programs Based
… December 04, 2013. A Laredo treatment center is announcing that new adult and adolescent programs aimed at tackling substance abuse issues are now available for people living in Laredo, Zapata, Nuevo Laredo and surrounding cities through Drug …
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Are You Glad There Is Scientific Evidence That Smoking Marijuana Causes Cancer?

Question by Stephen: Are you glad there is scientific evidence that smoking Marijuana causes cancer?
I trust King Obama won’t be legalizing it since we don’t want to put any additional strain on his [incompetent] plans for universal “health”care

Best answer:

Answer by martinochoa50
yes

Answer by Senor Magoo
Good reason not to smoke marijuana. As if I needed another reason.

Legislators push health insurance parity for substance abuse
Getting insurance companies to regard mental health and substance abuse like they regard other illnesses is perhaps the most important step local lawmakers are advocating to stem Berkshire County's opiate abuse problem. Despite 2008 legislation …
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Medical Trainees Increase Substance Abuse
Disciplinary records along with other informational sources of over 44,000 individuals starting anesthesiology residencies between 1975 and 2009 identified more than 385 that had evidence of substance use disorders while training, for a rate overall of …
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Why Americans Care About Rob Ford’s Drug Abuse but Not Nigella Lawson’s – the Week Magazine

Why Americans care about Rob Ford’s drug abuse but not Nigella Lawson’s – The Week Magazine


The Week Magazine

Why Americans care about Rob Ford's drug abuse but not Nigella Lawson's
The Week Magazine
Crime and medical statistics demonstrate that crack is a drug that is used by racial minorities and the poor in proportions far greater than their representation in society as a whole. Cocaine, in contrast, is largely a drug of whites and the upper
Chef Nigella Lawson 'ashamed' of drug use, court hearsCNN
Nigella Lawson admits to cocaine use, denies drug problemKFVS
Nigella: brutality drove me to drugsNew Zealand Herald
Sydney Morning Herald –Vanity Fair
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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

New report addresses rise of prescription drug abuse in Illinois – WREX-TV

Substance Abuse Grows Among Med Trainees – MedPage Today

Substance Abuse Grows Among Med Trainees – MedPage Today


Medical Daily

Substance Abuse Grows Among Med Trainees
MedPage Today
Disciplinary records and other data sources on more than 44,000 individuals starting anesthesiology residencies from 1975 to 2009 identified 384 with evidence of substance use disorders during training, for an overall rate of 2.16 per 1,000 resident
Drug Abuse By Young Anesthesiologists Is Rare But Sometimes DeadlyHealthDay
Drug Abuse Among Medical Residents On The Rise: Growing Number Of Medical Daily

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug Abuse Among Medical Residents on the Rise: Growing Number of … – Medical Daily

Drug Abuse Among Medical Residents On The Rise: Growing Number Of … – Medical Daily


Medical Daily

Drug Abuse Among Medical Residents On The Rise: Growing Number Of
Medical Daily
Millions of Americans suffer from a substance use disorder (SUD) which can lead to various medical concerns such as psychiatric disorders or physical health complications. A common misconception surrounding the medical community involves physicians 
Drug Abuse By Young Anesthesiologists Is Rare But Sometimes DeadlyNewsday
Substance Abuse Grows Among Med TraineesMedPage Today

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Drug Abuse – Google News

 

West metro news briefs: Learn ways to prevent teen drug abuse – Minneapolis Star Tribune


Minneapolis Star Tribune

West metro news briefs: Learn ways to prevent teen drug abuse
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Parents are invited to attend an informational session on preventing teen drug abuse to be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 7401 County Road 101 in Maple Grove. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and 

Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Most Popular Among Opioid Abusers – American News Report

Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Most Popular Among Opioid Abusers – American News Report


TestCountry.com (blog)

Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Most Popular Among Opioid Abusers
American News Report
Cicero and other researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities at Nova Southeastern University in Miami surveyed over 3,500 opioid addicts, asking about their drug use
Prescription opioid abusers prefer to get high on oxycodone and hydrocodoneScience Codex
Oxycodone the Preferred Drug of Choice Among Prescription Drug AbusersTestCountry.com (blog)

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Penn State’s interdisciplinary effort to study child abuse – Philly.com


Philly.com

Penn State's interdisciplinary effort to study child abuse
Philly.com
The new researchers and faculty will study the far-reaching impact on the victims of child trauma, including premature aging, accelerated rates of disease, and higher rates of risk behaviors such as drug use. The researchers will explore detection