alcohol and drug abuse

Teen Addicts Share Their Stories

Teen addicts share their stories Filed under: drug addiction articles Two 19-year-old heroin addicts shared their stories of battling drug use with students from Marshfield High School during a school assembly aimed at addressing the growing drug problem in the area. Ashly Matteson and Aaron Korbisch each have been … Read more on Marshfield News-Herald  Advancements in addiction treatment bypass Canada Filed under: drug addiction articles Sadly, the high rates of untreated alcohol and drug addiction in Canada are a casualty of this long-standing allocation of resources and it appears that the federal government is set to repeat past mistakes. Instead, the government could make great … Read more on Vancouver Sun    Read more... ...

Carolyn Livengood: Flag Ceremony at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San

Carolyn Livengood: Flag ceremony at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San … Filed under: drug treatment programs in san francisco Virginia Jackson, chief chaplain at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System; U.S. Air Force Color Guard; bugler Dennis Aquilina, of San Jose; bagpiper Fred Payne, of Concord; Jennifer Reaves, of South San Francisco, and Jodee Spina, of San … Read more on San Jose Mercury News  Cytokinetics, Incorporated Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results Filed under: drug treatment programs in san francisco    Read more... ...

Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska's Economy $1.2 Billion

...  Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska's Economy .2 Billion Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment $ 13.2 million went toward public assistance and social services. In 2010, the legal sale of alcohol contributed $ 112.5 million to the economy via taxes and wages. $ 19.5 million of that went to the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment and Prevention Fund. Read more on Alaska Public Radio Network  Alcohol, drug abuse cost Alaska's economy .2 B in 2010 Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment    Read ...

7 Men Arraigned on Drug Charges in Steubenville, Bond Set at $250000

7 men arraigned on drug charges in Steubenville, bond set at 0000 Filed under: Chicago Drug Abuse Tracy Jovan McGowan, 31, of Steubenville is charged with two fifth-degree felonies: one count of drug trafficking and three counts of permitting drug abuse. … -Jovan Poe, 21, of Chicago, is charged with possession, trafficking and tampering with … Read more on WTOV Steubenville  A pill not in the best interest of healthy students Filed under: Chicago Drug Abuse    Read more... ...

Unprecedented: 'Black Mold' Meningitis a Big Challenge

Unprecedented: 'Black mold' meningitis a big challenge Filed under: Illinois Drug Treatment Centers Few antifungal drugs are absorbed into the central nervous system, limiting treatment options. Plus, human cells and fungal cells have a lot of similarities, making it hard to attack the fungus without side effects, Kauffman explained. The main culprit … Read more on The Tand D.com  Tyranny of the Healthy Filed under: Illinois Drug Treatment Centers    Read more... ...

Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs)?

...  by Hellen: Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs)? a. Al-Anon and Alateen b. Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs) c. American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) d. clergy, religious educators, and church administrators e. Employee Assistance Professionals (EAPs) f. State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Authority g. regular health care provider such as a family physician h. counselor    Read ...