Substance Abuse: Pilot Initiative Will Help Mercer
Substance abuse: Pilot initiative will help Mercer
Phase 1 of the pilot program seeks to engage behavioral health treatment providers in the nine counties, who in return will be encouraged to expand their effective substance abuse treatment services to offenders in the individual communities. Delegate …
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Recognizing Alcohol & Drug Addiction : The Effects of Drugs on the Brain
Recognizing Alcohol & Drug Addiction : The Effects of Drugs On the Brain — An addict breaks egg to explain the effects of drugs on the brain in this free home health video Expert: rivrsurvivor Bio: John DePalma, born and raised in, …
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Hoffman's Death Raises New Questions About Addiction Treatment Drug
Hoffman's Death Raises New Questions about Addiction Treatment Drug
They use Suboxone to control their withdrawal symptoms, but continue to use heroin to maintain their addiction,” says Percy Menzies, who is president of Assisted Recovery Centers of America, which operates four addiction treatment centers in the St …
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Sheriff Announces New Tool to Counter Overdoses
Sheriff announces new tool to counter overdoses
RACINE COUNTY — All Racine County Sheriff deputies will likely soon start carrying Narcan — a drug to counter the effect of opiate overdoses, such as heroin overdoses — under a plan Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling announced Monday. A …
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New Knowledge Base From Narconon Helps Parents Thwart Inhalant Abuse
New Knowledge Base from Narconon Helps Parents Thwart Inhalant Abuse
Among pre-teens, inhalant abuse is an ever-present threat that parents may know little about. Many parents talk to their children about marijuana and alcohol abuse but may say little or nothing about inhalants and other drugs. But it is safe… Continue reading
Is a Primary Care Physician Obligated to Send a 17 Year Old Minor Using Heroin to Rehab?
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If a minor of 17 living in Arizona is using heroin and tells their Primary Care Physician would the Primary Care Physician be obligated by law to make said minor… Continue reading
Jan. 21, 2014 Council Meeting: Live Updates
Jan. 21, 2014 Council Meeting: Live Updates
The second is a contract with the Washtenaw County sheriff's office to provide drug abuse screening services of defendants in the sobriety court and the veterans treatment court. The amount of the contract is $ 23,200 and is paid for through the Supreme… Continue reading
“Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Addiction” Webinar by Eric Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.
“Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Addiction” Webinar by Eric Nestler, M.D., Ph.D. – In October 2013, Dr. Eric Nestler of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, presented a free Meet the Scientist Webinar on behalf of the Brain & Behavi…
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How Will I Get to Find Addiction Treatment Centers in Blawnox, Pennsylvania?
Question by carmen da: How will I get to find addiction treatment centers in Blawnox, Pennsylvania?
I need to talk to someone about my alcohol addiction. I started drinking right after I got an apartment well away from my parents’ house. I’m having a hard time curbing my cravings… Continue reading