drug use

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

Is It Time for in-Patient Center?

Question by Courtney L: Is it time for In-Patient center?
So I’m 20, sophomore in college and since i was about 13 ive been consumed with overwhelming sadness and depression. When I was about 14 I started self-mutalating and after a year I started doing it everyday. When I was… Continue reading

Dangerous Prescriptions Fell in Ohio in 2013, Reports Show

Dangerous prescriptions fell in Ohio in 2013, reports show
There's fresh evidence that opiate painkillers are slowly losing their stranglehold on Ohio: More than 200,000 fewer patients were prescribed dangerously high levels of addictive drugs last year compared with 2010. New reports from the Ohio Board of …
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Apache County Drug Free Alliance Receives Grant Renewal

Apache County Drug Free Alliance receives grant renewal
Research shows that prevention is the most effective tool to reduce the dangerous and sometimes deadly consequences associated with drug use among our youth. This renewed funding will allow the Drug Free Alliance to help place more young people on …
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A Columbia Professor Reveals the Shocking Reality of Drug Addiction – Huffington Post

A Columbia Professor Reveals The Shocking Reality Of Drug Addiction – Huffington Post

A Columbia Professor Reveals The Shocking Reality Of Drug Addiction
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Dr. Carl Hart said that "there's no biological distinction" between addictive and non-addictive drugs in a Wednesday interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes. According to… Continue reading

Why Are Patients Shut Out of the Debate Over Prescription Pain Medicine?

Why are patients shut out of the debate over prescription pain medicine?
Or this, from “Lauri,” beneath Forbes's article, which included no comments from pain patients and was headlined, “Is the Super Potent New Opiate Painkiller Zohydro Just Too Dangerous?” I want to comment on this new drug Zohydro. I… Continue reading

‘Not in My Backyard’ Attitude Doesn’t Work With Drug Addiction – Bangor Daily News

‘Not in my backyard’ attitude doesn’t work with drug addiction – Bangor Daily News


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'Not in my backyard' attitude doesn't work with drug addiction
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The national annual cost of illegal drug use related to law enforcement, crime, judicial proceedings, incarceration, emergency room visits, hospitalizations,… Continue reading

Holder and Republicans Unite to Soften Sentencing Laws

Holder and Republicans unite to soften sentencing laws
In 2010, Congress unanimously voted to abolish the 100-to-1 disparity between sentences for crack cocaine offenses and those for powdered cocaine, a vestige of the crack epidemic. Now, the Obama administration and its allies in Congress are pushing to …
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Synthetic Drug Task Force to Deal With Drug Problems on LCO Reservation

Synthetic drug task force to deal with drug problems on LCO reservation
Indian Child Welfare would normally take in about 10 cases in a four month period but the tribe has seen a 200 percent increase with more than 90 percent of those cases related to drug use. Tribal leaders… Continue reading

Where I Can Find Drug Rehabs by Calling a Hotline?

Question by Jhonson: Where i can find drug rehabs by calling a hotline?

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Answer by Kenneth
Probably the best way to find drug rehabs is by calling a drug addiction hotline. Hotlines are the best resource available for drug addicts and their loved ones. All calls are answered… Continue reading