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How Substance Use Disorders Affect Physical Health – This webinar will define the continuum of substance use disorders, define the risk levels associated with various stages of use, examine the general and spec…

Energy drinks behind substance use among teens
Is your child hooked to energy drinks? Watch out for him as he may turn into a drug addict later. Widespread adolescent energy drink use is strongly associated with substance use later in life, finds an alarming research. Even a high soft drink …
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Examining The Treatment Options For Heroin Addicts
Now we're looking at treatment options for addicts. GUESTS. Jon Cohan is a recovering addict who abused heroin and other opiates. He's now an addictions counselor at the outpatient treatment center Right Turn. Dr. Christine Pace is an attending …
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TIP 42 Part 2 for LPC, LMHC,and Addiction Counselor CEUs | Training in Counseling – AllCEUs video summary of TIP 42. Provides substance abuse treatment providers with updated information on co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and…

Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?
"Administrators of substance use treatment programs, community health centers, and managed care organizations and other purchasers of healthcare services, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance carriers, should give careful consideration …
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Needling for Change
Despite the clear need for some kind of intervention to check drug overdose rates, SIF advocates in the U.S. are fighting an uphill battle. For years, drug addiction has inhabited an uneasy middle ground … After decades of scare-'em-straight drug …
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Baton Rouge ex-addict distributing life-saving 'overdose prevention' drug to …
It also contains sterile syringes, a guidebook on overdose prevention and proper naloxone use, as well as contact information for resources like syringe-access programs. In a city with a 500 percent increase in heroin overdose deaths, better access an …
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NIDA Introduces its Guide for Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released a research-based guide for adolescent drug abuse treatment entitled Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment. teen drinking. The guide features 13 principles based on scientific …
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The Jed Foundation, mtvU, And Macklemore Partner On Prescription Drug …
In addition to the videos, "Half of Us" features a comprehensive, custom resource center offering students additional information on prescription drug abuse, helpful tips, and positive ways to cope with the academic and emotional pressures of college life.
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State launches drug abuse prevention initiative
According to released information from Governor John Kasich's Communication Department. “Start Talking is inspired by research that shows youth are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs when parents and adults talk with them about substance use and …
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Question by The Answer Guru: Substance Abuse, or Substance Use?
I find that any one substance can never be enjoyed if done on the pure basis of aiding an addiction. But rather, a substance can be enjoyed if the effects are fresh, and have not been frequently experienced. This said, I would like to propose a “Substance Use” schedule for myself, as follows below:

Monday: 3 Cigarettes
Tuesday: 1 Coffee in the morning.
Wed: 1 Cigarette
Thursday: None.
Friday: Coffee and cigarette.
Saturday: Alcohol, cigarette.
Sunday: Nothing.

I would like to know if you believe this schedule would limit the possibilities of abuse, keep each substance fresh, and have limited health implications based on the limited frequency of every one substance. Would you label it as “substance use,” or “substance abuse?”

Thank you.

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