drug abuse

Mind Control: Alcohol, Drug Addiction Stew in the Brain – nwitimes.com

Mind control: Alcohol, drug addiction stew in the brain – nwitimes.com

Mind control: Alcohol, drug addiction stew in the brain
nwitimes.com
This is one of five stories about drug abuse in the region. The series looks at where parents and young people can go for help, how law enforcement is… Continue reading

Q&A: Transform Profiles Local Health Care Facilities

Q&A: Transform profiles local health care facilities
A: In private practice, it became more obvious and clear that we were no longer just treating physical symptoms and ailments for the patients in our clinics, but we were educating and empowering people to identify and correct the root cause of their… Continue reading

Can Drug Use by the Male Cause Birth Defects?

Question by Amanda: Can drug use by the male cause birth defects?
My husband and i are expecting our first child. I am extremely excited but I began thinking a lot about what is to come for the baby. My husband has been a heavy drinker for the… Continue reading

Proposal May Change Foster Care Parental Rights

Proposal May Change Foster Care Parental Rights
Under current law, children removed because of parental drug use averages 15 months before a petition to terminate parental rights is ordered by the court. "My bill is all … Libla says his bill will help to make the children's well-being the priority… Continue reading

Rethinking Rehab During a New Era of Opiate Addiction

Rethinking Rehab During a New Era of Opiate Addiction
For example, a 2010 study of opiate addiction found a relapse rate of 91 percent, 59 percent in the first week out of residential addiction treatment. The recent drug overdose of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who reportedly had been sober for… Continue reading

How to Tell if Your Friend Is Snorting Perscription Drugs?

Question by Joe: how to tell if your friend is snorting perscription drugs?
i think my friend has a perscripion drug problem

Best answer:

Answer by tylerhasfeet
symptoms of prescription drug abuse vary depending on the drug and the method of abuse. a few signs to look for are
increased… Continue reading

Lawmakers Push for Drug Abuse Treatment, Recovery Funding

Lawmakers push for drug abuse treatment, recovery funding
"I get phone calls just about on a daily basis from parents, from students themselves, we have a drug problem in our family, our child is suffering, he or she is addicted, and we cannot find treatment — we cannot find… Continue reading

Creating a Healthier Nation for All

Creating a Healthier Nation for All
… Drug Abuse Healthy Living News. As lawmakers continue to debate the right path forward for meeting the health care needs of all Americans, there is one crucial aspect of the system that is consistently overlooked: the diagnosis and treatment of …
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Marijuana May Hurt the Developing Teen Brain

Marijuana May Hurt The Developing Teen Brain
Lisdahl says it's a mistake for teenagers to use cannabis. "It's the absolute worst time," she says, because the mind-altering drug can disrupt development. Think of the teen years, she says, as the "last golden opportunity to make the brain as healthy …… Continue reading

Bennington's Drug Problem Makes the NY Times

Bennington's drug problem makes the NY Times
The article, written by New York Times New England Bureau Chief Katharine Seelye, features comments from local heroin addicts, a doctor at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, and a Vermont State Police trooper. It contrasts what the people suffering …
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