mental health

Ela Coalition, Lake County Health Department Continue Fight Against Substance

Ela Coalition, Lake County health department continue fight against substance

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Formed in 2010, the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse provides community educational opportunities with the hope of stemming drug and alcohol use among teens. “There were kids that were using, and when they got… Continue reading

ASA vs US Court of Appeals: Cannabis Studies DENIED

ASA vs US Court of Appeals: Cannabis Studies DENIED

Filed under: Drug Addiction Help Honolulu

Advocates point to a research approval process for marijuana, controlled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which is unique, overly rigorous, and hinders meaningful therapeutic research. ASA argues in its appeal brief that… Continue reading

Tipsheet: Chemistry Still Critical to Baseball Success

Tipsheet: Chemistry still critical to baseball success

Filed under: drug addiction treatment centers michigan

Such is the case of Toradol, a nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drug meant for injury treatment. … Toradol abuse is cited in litigation filed by former NFL players against the league. … Their remaining games at Michigan and… Continue reading

Drug Addiction Treatment Centers Video – Challenges


 

Drug Addiction Treatment Centers Video – Challenges – addictiontreatmentchallenges.com – Challenges drug and alcohol addiction treatment center specializes in relapse treatment and relapse prevention for adults. Challenges is a state licensed and JCAHO accredited private addictions and mental health treatment center located in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. The… Continue reading

Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment Program


 

Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment Program – CDCR opens innovative substance abuse program for women at Central California Womens Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment Program (TI-SAT) addresses the unique needs of women in drug and alcohol recovery. Services address substance abuse, trauma information, mental health issues, and… Continue reading

Doctor Tonka Varleva: 17 New HIV-Positive Individuals Have Been Registered

Doctor Tonka Varleva: 17 new HIV-positive individuals have been registered

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan

We plan to organise many events connected with the implementation of many free of charge and anonymous HIV and AIDS tests. The range of the campaign is going to cover the … After… Continue reading

Viewpoint: Include Drug Misuse Education in Every Medical School Syllabus

Viewpoint: Include drug misuse education in every medical school syllabus

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

Recent statistics show that more than 24% of the population use illicit drugs at some time or another; this use will result in a whole range of health consequences that doctors will be required… Continue reading

New Drug on Par With Standard for Skin Infections

New Drug on Par with Standard for Skin Infections

Filed under: drug treatment centers in pennsylvania

About 80% of patients had early responses to both drugs, which proved to be durable in about 70% of patients, according to Philippe Prokocimer, MD, of Trius Therapeutics in San Diego, and co-authors. Post-treatment… Continue reading

Dealing With Addiction – Part I


 

Dealing with Addiction – Part I – Dealing with Addiction is a look into the complex world of cross-addiction, featuring the presence of problem gambling intermingled with substance abuse, and mental health issues. 30-50% of problem gamblers in treatment or support groups are substance abusers. This 15-minute video features… Continue reading

Gil Kerlikowske, White House Drug Czar, Says Administration Hasn't Done

Gil Kerlikowske, White House Drug Czar, Says Administration Hasn't Done

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

… aligning criminal justice policies and public health systems to divert non-violent drug offenders into treatment instead of jail, funding scientific research on drug use, and, through the Affordable Care Act, expanding access to… Continue reading