mental health

Studies Lacking on Pot's Health Benefits

Studies lacking on pot's health benefits

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

"What's happening in the states is not related to science at all," said Donald Vereen, a former adviser to the last three directors of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "It's difficult to get good information," said Beau Kilmer, co-director of RAND …
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The Oxy Wars

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

DEA Drug Take Back Program

DEA drug take back program

Filed under: drug addiction help utah

More than 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high …
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Hall's MMA debut awaits

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Do Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Really Work?

Question by ciana db: Do substance abuse treatment programs really work?
I have pretty much lived a sheltered life. I have an acquaintance who is going to undergo substance abuse treatment and I was just wondering whether such programs are effective.

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Sick With Sadness: Studies Show Bereavement Can Cause Significant Health

Sick with sadness: Studies show bereavement can cause significant health

Filed under: Chicago Drug Abuse

Research has shown that acute stressors such as public speaking and mental arithmetic, as well as chronic stressors like marital problems and a history of child abuse, both heighten inflammation. This immune response, which attacks invading pathogens …
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2013 Pulitzer winners in journalism and arts

Filed under: Chicago Drug Abuse

Hiring Lag Hits County Clinic — Facing Strong Demand, Delay Stymies Services

Hiring lag hits county clinic — Facing strong demand, delay stymies services

Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse

“It's not that we're not serving a significant number of people, it's just that the need in the community is so great,” said Michelle Goggins, the county Human Services Department's mental health and addiction manager. To date, the Behavioral Health …
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Marijuana research cut as support grows

Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse

D95, Ela Coalition Host Teen Drinking Presentation

D95, Ela Coalition Host Teen Drinking Presentation

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 and the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse will hold an engaging discussion for parents, community members and teens on Teen Drinking…Responsibility and Consequences. Learn the facts about …
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Former Olympic Hopeful Sentenced for Meth Possession and Weapons Violations

Filed under: Illinois Drug Abuse

According to an April 6, 2008, Central Illinois sports article, Moen was an elite athlete whose talent could not be “fully appreciated by a review of his stellar times and margins of victory.” Moen's long-term goal was to break the 1:05:00 half …
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