Panel at Saltsburg Gathering Warns Parents About Dangers of Drugs
Panel at Saltsburg gathering warns parents about dangers of drugs
Suboxone, which is used to help treat those with heroin addictions, is now becoming abused, with doctors having to complete only a 24-hour course to be able to dispense the substance. Addicts are using the drug as a safety net to help stave off …
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Parents or caregivers who find themselves stressed and needing help should call (800) 244-5373 (800) 244-5373, a 24-hour hotline that provides the caller with resources to head of problems. Reach out to neighbors, church members or acquaintances …
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Commonly Available Blood-Pressure Drug Prevents Epilepsy After Brain Injury
Commonly available blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury
Coauthor Guy Bar-Klein, a doctoral student at Ben-Gurion University, searched a long list of drugs before discovering losartan, which is approved to treat high blood pressure because it blocks the angiotensin receptor 1, but which incidentally also …
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Supreme Court upholds affirmative action ban in Michigan
It said public colleges and universities "shall not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin." 'The same playing field'. Michigan state officials did …
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Newark OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Additional Substance Abuse …
Newark OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Additional Substance Abuse …
Newark OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Additional Substance Abuse Treatment Program. Understanding the power of drugs and alcohol that take a person from functioning to broken helps when beginning to heal, and there is help available.
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Fairfield, OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces New Residential Treatment Program
Fairfield, OH Alcohol Drug Rehab is pleased to announce that a new residential treatment program for adults and adolescents dealing with drug addiction is now available in Fairfield and nearby towns. Drug addicts are adults and adolescents who have …
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Aldon Smith: Football Decision or Not, 49ers' Best Course of Action Is to Move …
Aldon Smith: Football Decision or Not, 49ers' Best Course of Action is to Move …
Perhaps he had better spend the 2014 season in intense rehabilitation for his alcohol and drug addictions. Serve any jail time with the reflection of the behavior that will have landed him in a cell in the first place, and look to return to the NFL in …
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Addiction? or Excuse?
Question by Anne S: Addiction? or Excuse?
Is “addiction” to sex, computers, shopping, gambling, food, and the never ending list……NOT physically addictive as in the case of drugs or alcohol,
REALLY Addictions? Or just excuses for bad behavior??
Best answer:
Answer by hop0409
“Addiction is a chronic disorder proposed to be precipitated by a combination of genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors. Addiction is characterized by the repeated use of substances or behaviors despite clear evidence of morbidity secondary to such use.” (Wikipedia)
Panel Studies Options for Suffolk Drug Treatment Facilities
Panel studies options for Suffolk drug treatment facilities
The legislator said that due to limited space at existing treatment centers, people are often sent off Long Island and away from their families and support systems to places that have room for them. She said individuals should be able to find treatment …
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How Long Island is Losing its War on Heroin
But, some of those presenters, even some legislators who voted for it, were unaware that Nassau disregarded half of a landmark local anti-heroin law it enacted following a Press investigative series in 2008 that exposed the depths of Long Island's …
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