substance abuse

Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version]


 

Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version] – Jodi Barber and Christine Brant have teamed up with Ashley Media to produce a documentary about the ongoing prescription pill epidemic in Orange County. Plea…

 

UN Report Suggests Some Autism & Addiction Treatments Are Akin to Torture

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McLean Hospital Looks to Camden's Fox Hill for Alcohol, Drug Rehab Center

McLean Hospital looks to Camden's Fox Hill for alcohol, drug rehab center

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CAMDEN — McLean Hospital, associated with Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is considering acquiring Fox Hill in Camden to operate a high-end, 30-day, inhouse alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation facility. The center… Continue reading

Sociologists Find Treatment Works, but Only for Urban Parolees

Sociologists Find Treatment Works, but Only for Urban Parolees

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Substance abuse treatment is the most common type of assistance for offenders, followed by programs that help improve cognitive and decision-making skills. Although researchers can show that treatment works, 65 percent of offenders… Continue reading

Quick Takes

Quick Takes

Filed under: inpatient drug rehab treatment program

The agency provides residential treatment services for teenage girls at its Brooke Place facility in Colliers, and provides out-patient counseling services at its Weirton Medical Center location. It receives funding from the West Virginia Department of …
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Health Briefs for March 10, 2013

Health Briefs for March 10, 2013

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Brain Cancer Support Group will meet at noon Monday at the office. “Fit & Fearless,” an exercise program for cancer survivors, will be at 5:15 p.m. Monday at BREC Independence Park, 7500 Independence Blvd. Registration is required. “Fit… Continue reading

Sundown M Ranch's 45-Year Mission Continues

Sundown M Ranch's 45-year mission continues

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This past Monday, the privately run treatment center that sprawls across 35 acres in the Yakima River Canyon marked 45 years of operation — the state's oldest nonmedical residential substance abuse center. Oldham met Scott in Alcoholics… Continue reading

Should Drug Users Be Given Rehab Time Over Prison Time?

Question by mojo569: should drug users be given rehab time over prison time?
wouldnt that cut down the prison population along with curing the addicts?

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Answer by Bruce J
In many states, they are required. Any felony drug conviction in my state requires rehab now. The rehab… Continue reading

PROTECTING CHILDREN

PROTECTING CHILDREN

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It will target Bahraini youngsters aged between two and 18 who are unable to stay at home because of the risk of physical or sexual abuse. Children whose parents or family members have drug or drink problems or those whose relatives are… Continue reading

Grant County Health Council Awarded Youth Alcohol and Drug Prevention Grant

Grant County Health Council awarded youth alcohol and drug prevention grant

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

SILVER CITY — The New Mexico Office of Substance Abuse Prevention has awarded the Grant County Community Health Council a three-year grant to address underage drinking and prescription drug abuse in youth.… Continue reading

Georgia Lawmakers Debate Easing Gun Laws for Those Treated for Mental

Georgia Lawmakers Debate Easing Gun Laws For Those Treated For Mental

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Judges in Georgia now have discretion over whether to grant a license to carry a weapon to anyone who has received inpatient treatment at a mental hospital or substance abuse treatment… Continue reading