Alcohol, drug counselor Brenda Wiewel helps change lives, one addict at a time
As executive director of Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) Wiewel is passionate about saving lives and uniting families through the nonprofit's addiction counseling and "healthy living" services. For the licensed clinical …
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Mobile County drug court milestone: State's oldest program graduates 100th class
Back in 1993, when Mobile County launched the state's first drug program, it was a novelty. There were only a handful of drug courts in the entire country. “Drug treatment in a judicial forum was a very foreign concept,” said Edward Blount, a Mobile …
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Group at churches offers support for drug–addict helpers
I wanted them in Ahwatukee because I knew there was a need; there's a lot of denial, but drugs are here.” She said many people are ashamed to say they have an addict in the family. “I wish I'd had this four years ago, someone to go to for support, or …
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ARS and Pacific Clinics Drug Abuse and Addiction Forum Offers Facts and Hope
A few of those discussed included family support, positive adult relationships, communication between family members, religion, and having clear and consistent rules. The final speaker was Kevin Babayan, who after struggling with 20 years of drug …
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Question by burkedawn: Is the war against drug abuse a good topic for a research paper? If so what would be a good hypothesis for it?
I am wirting a research paper for my class at University of Phoenix online and I chose to do an essay on the “war against drug abuse”. What I am wanting to know is what would be a good hypothesis for this topic area?

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Answer by clover spots
you could posit
1 what pressures has the war on drugs put on our prisons, hospitals
2 why is funding given more to arrest drug offenders than to treat them
3 what is the goal of the war on drugs, has it been met
4. what are other options that have been used in other countries, are they feasible here

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Legal pot use raises questions about abuse issues
Kevin Oliver, executive director of Washington's National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), acknowledged that marijuana dependence can occur if the drug is abused but believes the substance is not addictive enough to pose a …
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Marijuana's health effects: Memory problems, addiction
But dependence can cause impairment or distress and other effects that interfere with other areas of life, he says. "It's fairly common for people who are using marijuana regularly to complain that their ability to think clearly is impaired — to …
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Synthetic marijuana sent more than 11400 people to ER in 2010
Synthetic marijuana — sold under many names including the K2 and Spice brands — is typically a blend of herbal mixtures that when consumed create effects similar to cannabis, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. They are labeled "not …
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