Community concerned; Forum on drug abuse shows widespread problem
AMHERST — Bryan Hunkley had run out of options when he finally got help for his drug addiction five years ago. “By the time I realized I needed help, I was already past the point I thought I could get it,” Hunkley said. “I was a step away from …
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Author tells Saugus We Care that drug addicts fuel terrorism
Saugus We Care formed last October as Saugus residents upset at seeing their friends die of drug abuse decided to take matters into their own hands. The grassroots organization's goal is to raise awareness about the problem and to find ways to help …
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Drug Abuse More Likely Among High School Dropouts
High school seniors who dropped out of school before graduating were more likely to drink, smoke cigarettes and use marijuana and other illegal drugs, according to a new report from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Afghanistan's growing number of child drug addicts
Except that they are recovering drug addicts aged around three to 12, representing a growing proportion of drug users in war-torn Afghanistan. In response, increasing numbers of rehabilitation centers are weaning such children off their addiction and …
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Enabling the Control Addicts: A Free High for the Greed Fiends
Novelist William S. Burroughs, in his pioneering experimental novel Naked Lunch, correctly identified "control addicts," as opposed to mere drug addicts, as the true enemies of humanity. (1). Burroughs: "You see, control can never be a means to any …
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Workshop on Drug Awareness and Drug Abuse Prevention Held in Afghanistan

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A training workshop on drug awareness and drug abuse prevention for non-governmental organization’s female workers was held in Jalalabad, sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 24/May/2006. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/

Local Advocate Attends National Drug Abuse Prevention Conference
Logandale resident Debbie Oglesby, a representative of the Nevada Community Prevention Coalition, recently traveled to the Washington, D.C. area to join more than 2,000 substance abuse prevention specialists and advocates from throughout the country …
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Peoria County Coalition Aimed to Stop Drug Abuse
In 2012, there were 32 drug-related deaths in Peoria County. For Coroner Johnna Ingersoll, even one is too many. She said, "Those numbers are concerning to me." Ingersoll is leading the substance abuse prevention coalition and with it, she hopes to …
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Prevention efforts focused on youth reduce prescription abuse into adulthood
The research, published today in the American Journal of Public Health, was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute of Mental Health, all components of …
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New Found Life Substance Abuse Treatment Center of Delray Beach, Florida …
Prior to her appointment as Clinical Director of the New Found Life Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Delray Beach, Florida, Amico held the position as a primary therapist at Rehab After Work/Rehab After School and was Clinical Director of the Life …
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Delray Recovery Center Treats Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Abuse
Delray Recovery Center is a Florida addiction treatment facility that offers individualized treatment plans for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders that include anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. The …
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Gaetz should reconsider opposition to prison rehab
Senate President Don Gaetz should reconsider his opposition to a bill that would strengthen rehabilitation programs in the last three years of non-violent felons' sentences. According to the News Service of … To keep the strong policy momentum going …
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Substance abuse counselor charged with falsifying business records
Posted at: 02/14/2013 11:37 AM. Deputies in Wayne County have arrested a Rochester man on charges of falsifying business records. Investigators say 42-year-old Pedro Franco is a certified substance abuse counselor in Wayne County. News10NBC is told …
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LaPage pleads for substance abuse counselor in city schools
PORTSMOUTH — School Board member Kent LaPage made an impassioned plea to restore funding in the school budget for a drug abuse counselor Tuesday night. The call for more preventive measures to assist at-risk students came in the wake of a …
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DCYF director talks about drug abuse, family situations
NEWMARKET — The director of the state Division of Children Youth & Families said just because parents are using illegal drugs does not automatically mean they are unfit and their children can be taken from them. "Unfortunately, drug possession or drug …
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New proposals could reduce drug abuse
CORRECTIONS: An earlier version of this article said the N.C. Harm Reduction Coalition was a drug abuse-prevention advocacy group. It also advocates for those affected by immigration statuses, gender issues and diseases, not just prescription drug abuse.
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