Scholarships offered to students affected by drug abuse
Attorney General Jack Conway on Monday announced a new scholarship program that is also open to people who have been affected by drug abuse. Students who beat drug addiction and those who have experienced drug abuse in their families are eligible …
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Reckitt Benckiser may sell pharmaceuticals business
LONDON (Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser may sell its pharmaceuticals unit, which has been suffering from declining sales of its main heroin addiction drug, to focus on growing consumer health and household cleaning products businesses. The British …
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Chabad on Campus Advances Awareness of Substance Abuse
As early as 1972, Chabad's involvement with preventing and helping beat substance abuse resulted in the founding of the Chabad Residential Treatment Centers in California and created chapters of Project Pride (Prevention, Resource, Information and Drug …
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NIDA's drug abuse information for teens goes mobile
To reach adults with limited literacy skills, NIDA's Easy-to-Read website now includes Spanish-language versions of its Drug Facts pages; its What is Addiction? section; as well as two easy to understand videos explaining the science behind drug addiction.
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COMMENTARY: DEA is stopping drug flow
Facts: Loosening laws and going down the dangerous path toward decriminalization will lead to increased drug use, violence, crime, motorists driving on drugs and many other ripple effects related to drug abuse. The societal costs of drug abuse and …
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21 members of Arizona National Guard indicted
The articles documented a systemic patchwork of criminal and unethical conduct that included sexual abuse, embezzlement, drug-dealing, fraternization, cronyism and failure to discipline. The newspaper findings were corroborated in May by a Pentagon …
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Novus Detox Comments on Recent Study: War Against Drugs Failing; New …
Despite the manpower being used to curb rampant drug abuse, a recent study shows that illegal drugs are still more accessible than ever before. Novus Medical Detox, one of the only Florida-based detox centers serving high-dosage drug abuse patients, …
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New Orleans LA Drug Detox Center Announces No Charge Drug & Alcohol …
Medical Drug Detox Center is announcing that immediate, free drug and alcohol detoxification consultations are now available in New Orleans, La. People that live in New Orleans understand that heavy involvement with drugs like barbiturates, Darvon, …
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Medicaid Expansion: More Help for Ohioans Battling Addiction
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention · Budget Policy & Priorities · Mental Health · Poverty Issues. PHOTO: Medicaid expansion would extend addiction treatment services to more Ohioans. Photo: man with an alcohol bottle. Courtesy:womenshealth.gov.
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Specialized Online Treatment Programs for Military Service Members …
For the 2.6 million war Veterans coming home in the last 10 years, the average wait for those needing addiction treatment services is anywhere between 2 months to 2 years. The VA does not have the buildings or the staff to handle even 1% of the …
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Mental health/substance abuse treatment mergers continue, with mixed feelings …
Since 2008, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has placed increasing focus on the integration of mental health and substance abuse treatment, settling on “behavioral” healthcare as the name for both.
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Awareness regarding drug abuse
LAHORE: Colours will fill the sky of the city after 10 years – since last Basant was observed – in a colourful event this November, in which mini hot air lanterns will be released in the air as part of a campaign against HIV/AIDS and injectable drug abuse.
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Commentary: Bipartisan agreement on the battle against prescription drug abuse
COLUMBUS — There's a lot of contention here at the Statehouse between Republicans and Democrats and Republicans and Republicans and Democrats and Democrats. Debates over issues like Medicaid expansion, abortion, school funding and tax policy …
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Saudi anti–drug authority takes quitters on hajj tour
More than 100 former drug addicts in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries were invited to perform the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year as part of a rehabilitation campaign by the kingdom's anti-drug authority. Many of the pilgrims quit drugs four to …
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Lansing-area group targeting drug addiction
The group's goals include prevention and providing information about addiction. It's also a way for families to network, meet each other, share information and “help each other help their kids,” Pavona said. “We felt like we were the only parents in …
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Opiate addiction support group coming to Cape
What: Learn to Cope, a statewide support group for parents and family members dealing with a loved one addicted to heroin, OxyContin and other drugs. When: Meetings will be held every Tuesday evening, beginning Tuesday, at 7 p.m. in the training room …
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Prescription drug abuse group proposed
PEPPERELL — A Pepperell woman is asking the Board of Health for support in starting a subcommittee to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse. Therese LaRose, who works with the Lowell Health Department, said at the Oct. 1 Board of Health …
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