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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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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Brutal traditions of Aboriginal culture have no place in society today
These facts sit uncomfortably with the ideology that Aboriginal suffering can be alleviated by returning to a more traditional lifestyle in self-determined communities. Such discomfort is blunting critical scrutiny of Aboriginal violence statistics …
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Violent woman sentenced to almost four years
She has also had violent relations with all her common-law partners, has suffered from substance abuse since she first starting drinking at the age of nine, and she has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Judge Timothy Hironaka said Cardinal failed to …
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NRA Gun Control Crusade Reflects Firearms Industry Financial Ties
“We know that the facts prove gun bans do not work and that is why they are not supported by the majority of the American people,” the letter said. Cox promised that the NRA would adopt … “The NRA clearly benefits from the gun industry,” William …
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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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Monroe County jail lacks rehab programs, inmates' relatives say
There is a profound lack of rehabilitation programs for Monroe County Correctional Facility inmates, two women charged Tuesday. Delfine Grayson told the Monroe County Prison Board that her husband was sent last month to a drug rehab program in …
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Jail tapped for drug treatment program
The Henderson County Detention Center is one of three jails across the state that have been picked to house a new substance abuse program, which should help stabilize the local jail's finances, according to Judge-executive Hugh McCormick. The program …
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