Exclusive Interview: Pine Grove Treatment Center on Prescription Drug Abuse …
The latest report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) suggests prescription drug misuse is still one of the biggest health concerns in the U.S., affecting approximately 22 million Americans since 2002. The problem …
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Ind. substance abuse hospital to open women's drug-, alcohol-treatment center …
SHELBYVILLE, Indiana — An Indianapolis hospital that focuses on substance abuse has announced plans to open a drug- and alcohol-treatment center for women at a secluded central Indiana site that its chief executive says will become one of only a …
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Question by Adviser Moppet: What kind of drugs other then alcohol did Glenn Beck do before he got clean?
I know he was an alcoholic but every time I try to look up what other drug/s he did every piece of info just says “drug addiction”. NOTE: I’m not looking for a liberal vs conservative bash-fest I just want to know.

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Answer by Third of Five
Im not sure, but many people consider alcohol a legal drug, and when you abuse it well that would be drug abuse. Maybe thats what he means.

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CdMHS PTA Tackles Teen Substance Abuse at January Meeting
Nearly 60 parents gathered Wednesday evening in the Corona del Mar High School library to learn that their medicine cabinet is the most dangerous place, not just in their homes, but in their teen's life. Tiffany McCafferty of C.A.N. (Community Alliance …
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Project TRUE: Peer educators work on reducing teen drug abuse
These educators in turn provide presentations at local teen centers and schools focused on reducing teen alcohol and drug abuse. The Northern California Center for Well-Being is Sonoma County's main non-profit health education provider, serving mainly …
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Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …
Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at …
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Hispanics in U.S. less likely to complete substance abuse treatments
Approximately 50 percent of Hispanic patients receiving treatment for substance abuse in the United States complete their treatment program, compared to 62 percent of non-Hispanic whites. According to research from experts at the Perelman School of …
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Report: Invest in Drug Treatment Instead of Punishment
Instead of throwing drug addicts in jail, the state should invest more money in substance abuse treatment, says a report issued Thursday by the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, which adds that the move could provide millions of dollars in savings and …
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Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …
Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at …
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Jail tapped for drug treatment program
The program will guarantee the jail 50 female inmates, each of whom will go through six months of treatment, for which the state will pay the county for the housing and treatment of substance abuse problems, McCormick said during a press conference …
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Local addiction treatment providers urged to have clients go smoke-free
Because of that, a new joint venture will try to convince the 30 addiction treatment providers in Dane County to go 100 percent tobacco-free. The Dane County Tobacco Free Project is a collaboration of the Dane County Chemical Dependency Consortium and …
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Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …
Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at …
Read more on Newswise (press release)

Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
The program gives addicted parents residential treatment that allows them to stay with their children; it also provides intensive outpatient treatment, case management, peer mentoring and drug-free housing for parents and pregnant women. State …
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