drug abuse

Heroin Overdoses on the Rise in Maryland

Heroin overdoses on the rise in Maryland

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

Heroin use declined in the state from 2007 to 2011, as prescription drug abuse rose. The number of admissions to public substance-abuse treatment services for prescription opioid abuse more than doubled from 2008 to 2011. Officials say… Continue reading

US on Alert for Canadian Drugs

US on Alert for Canadian Drugs

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske also called Canada's health minister last week to discuss the issue and offer assistance to address the wave of prescription-drug abuse sweeping both countries, Mr. Kerlikowske's office said. In an alert to law… Continue reading

Prisoners Face Long Wait for Drugrehab Services

Prisoners face long wait for drugrehab services

Filed under: inpatient drug treatment programs

A troubling byproduct of that crowding, investigators found, was a crushing need for more access to critical rehabilitation programs, some of which serve as pathways to early release. Waiting lists were so long for the… Continue reading

Drug Rehabilitation in Worcester, MA


 

Drug Rehabilitation in Worcester, MA – A short documentary called “And Then the Drink Takes the Man” by Varun Malkani about Community Healthlink in Worcester, MA. The movies focuses on the substance abuse aspect of the clinic and drug addictions in general. Songs are “The White Lady Loves You… Continue reading

Face Your Drug Addiction Honestly and Seek Help

Face your drug addiction honestly and seek help

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

A: I don't believe I've ever met a person who was addicted to drugs — whether they were painkillers or any other type of drug — who didn't wish they were free from their iron… Continue reading

Area Young Marines to Participate in 50th Anniversary Commemoration of USS

Area Young Marines to Participate in 50th Anniversary Commemoration of USS

Filed under: Drug Abuse Honolulu

7, the Young Marines will lead the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu. They will carry the banners of the twelve capital ships that were attacked. The parade's objective is to honor the… Continue reading

Legalizing and Regulating Pot: A Growth Industry

Legalizing And Regulating Pot: A Growth Industry

Filed under: drug addiction newsweek

A few years ago, while working on a story about his father's drug dealer past, he discovered that actually, in the 1970s and '80s, his father, Anthony Dokoupil, had been a big-time marijuana smuggler. "He was … Dokoupil… Continue reading

New Report Says Prescription Drug Abuse "major" Problem in Iowa – KWWL.com

New report says prescription drug abuse "major" problem in Iowa – KWWL.com

Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities in iowa

"A record number of prescription pain-reliever overdose deaths, an increase in drug-related traffic fatalities and rising substance abuse treatment admissions demonstrate a growing need to promote the safe use… Continue reading

Finding Ginger Baker: First-Time Filmmaker Jay Bulger Traces His Journey Into

Finding Ginger Baker: First-time filmmaker Jay Bulger traces his journey into

Filed under: Drug Abuse Hawaii

Actually it was the guest room of Baker's South African compound, where in 2008 Bulger lived for three months, getting to know (and learning to take a torrent of abuse from) the legendary… Continue reading

How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development


 

How Drug Abuse Affects Teenage Brain Development – Dr. Annette Bosworth discusses how alcohol and drugs change the adolescent brain affecting mood and memory.

 

Heroin use in county on the rise

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

“It goes up and down, stimulants, depressants,” said Mike Maritzen, supervising… Continue reading