Prevention efforts focused on youth reduce prescription abuse into adulthood
All of these interventions addressed general risk and protective factors for substance abuse rather than specifically targeting prescription drug abuse. In follow-up questionnaires and telephone interviews completed at 17-25 years of age, students …
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Moorpark panel says early intervention key to curbing drug abuse
Drugs are becoming a problem in Moorpark and in surrounding cities, and drug prevention among youths is the key. That was the main message from a panel of law enforcement officials and a medical expert who spoke during a drug forum Wednesday night …
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Family Video Counseling Aids in Substance Abuse Treatment
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — When the best substance abuse treatment for a person's drug abuse or drug addiction isn't close to home, it makes it difficult for family members to participate in the treatment of a loved one …
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Narconon Of Georgia Shows Support for Addiction Counselors Association
The event was sponsored by the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse and was sponsored by Georgia treatment centers and addiction professional associations. The day before the event Narconon Of Georgia displayed information about drug abuse and …
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Panelists focus on substance abuse
MOREHEAD CITY — Individuals filed into West Carteret High School Auditorium Thursday night to hear what a panel made up of medical personnel, law enforcement, a counselor and a former addict had to say about substance abuse in Carteret County.
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DEADLY DOPE: Heroin deaths hit Weatherford hard
His parents say their son intended to become a substance abuse counselor and talked of helping those who faced the same struggles he had dealt with since high school. Though his addiction had significantly impacted his life, it also didn't define the …
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Moorpark panel says early intervention key to curbing drug abuse
Drugs are becoming a problem in Moorpark and in surrounding cities, and drug prevention among youths is the key. That was the main message from a panel of law enforcement officials and a medical expert who spoke during a drug forum Wednesday night …
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Behaviour study aims to discover future alcoholics and drug addicts
… high school students to try and discover whether personality traits predispose them to drug and alcohol problems, and if early intervention can prevent them. The program is part of a new Centre for Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance …
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k in drugs stolen from treatment center
La Crosse police are investigating the theft of $ 18,000 worth of prescription drugs from a residential treatment center for addicts. A supervisor told police he found the door open and a crow bar inside Friday evening after taking residents to an …
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Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Center Urges Parents To Be On The Look For …
Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Center Executive Director, Debbie Ross, urges parents to be on the lookout for drug paraphernalia in their home as Florida heroin use increases with pill prices rising. “The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has …
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Program on human trafficking slated for Wednesday
The law also calls for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to work to provide support services, including housing, health care, child care, substance abuse counseling, career assistance and legal assistance to the victims of human …
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Mayors announce creation of Vermont Mayors Coalition
To combat this issue and all other drug abuse issues, we must provide all the necessary tools, not only for law enforcement, but also for the agencies and organizations tasked with the treatment of addiction.” Rutland Mayor Chris Louras: “The Coalition …
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Port St. Lucie struggles to deal with sober living homes in neighborhoods
Although the city's legal department authorized the permits, it hasn't granted the accommodation because the Planning and Zoning board meets in February to discuss amending the city's definition of family to up to four unrelated people. … Handicapped …
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State pharmacy robberies more than doubled
"These are desperate acts by desperate people, and from a law enforcement perspective it's extremely troubling because of potential violence," McCausland said. The troubling trend that led a national pharmacy chain to post armed security … Common …
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SJ standoff ends with naked sword-wielding man
Finally at 11 a.m. the suspect, still carrying the sword, bolted toward a fence and tried to scale it, fell down, dropped the weapon, was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for treatment for minor injuries, Morales said. Police were …
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