mental health

Recovery Month and Parole and Probation

Recovery Month and Parole and Probation

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment centers

National Recovery Month Observance is part of a national initiative sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human …
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Drug Addiction Help: How to Give Teens Alcohol and Drug Addiction Help

It’s not an easy task to find alcohol or drug addiction help for your young kid or teenager. Nevertheless this is an important task and as a parent you have no choice but taking care of it. A teenager’s life is full of contradictions and extremes, as young people are… Continue reading

Is the “Silent Treatment” a Form of Passive Aggressive Emotional Abuse?

Question by Jason: Is the “silent treatment” a form of passive aggressive emotional abuse?
I apologize for the length. Is the “silent treatment” a form of passive aggressive emotional abuse? I have someone in my life (or used to be at least that completely gives me the silent treatment.… Continue reading

NC Treatment Center Co-Owner Facing Drug Charges

NC treatment center co-owner facing drug charges

Filed under: Hawaii Drug Treatment Centers

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Federal authorities accuse the co-owner of a Winston-Salem nonprofit substance abuse and mental health treatment center of trafficking large amounts of heroin across the country and from Mexico. The Winston-Salem Journal …
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Survey: 17% of High Schoolers Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs During School Day

Survey: 17% Of High Schoolers Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs During School Day

Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse

(CNN) — About 17% of American high school students drink, smoke or use drugs during the school day, a new survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at… Continue reading

Use of PMP May Increase Drug Treatment Demand and Decrease Painkiller

Use Of PMP May Increase Drug Treatment Demand And Decrease Painkiller

Filed under: online drug addiction help

The study by Traci C. Green, Ph.D., MSc, research scientist in Rhode Island Hospital's department of general internal medicine, is published online in advance of print in the journal Pain Medicine. The… Continue reading

Mother, Toddler Dead in NJ Decapitation-Suicide

Mother, toddler dead in NJ decapitation-suicide

Filed under: Honolulu Drug Abuse

She previously lost custody of Zahree to relatives and was ordered to undergo treatment for substance abuse and mental health disorders, according to the Department of Children and Families. Thomas was charged with child endangerment in the 2010 car… Continue reading

Co-Owner of Winston-Salem Drugabuse Treatment Agency Faces Drug Charges

Co-owner of Winston-Salem drugabuse treatment agency faces drug charges

Filed under: free drug addiction help

The co-owner of a Winston-Salem nonprofit substance abuse and mental health treatment center is facing federal drug conspiracy charges, and is alleged to have trafficked large amounts of heroin across the country and… Continue reading

U Need 2 Know

U Need 2 Know

Filed under: Hawaii Drug Abuse

This project is an equal opportunity program funded through the County of Hawaii – mayor's office, Hawaii Department of Health, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Center for Substance Abuse Prevention: Strategic …
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Substance Abuse: Anger Management, a Neglected Topic in Substance Abuse Intervention

A long standing issue

Problems managing anger has always been a concern for patients suffering from addictive disorders. Pioneering research by my mentor, Dr. Sidney Cohen at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute demonstrated the relationship between, anger, violence and the use of alcohol and or cocaine. One of the most popular… Continue reading