State Receives $3.6M Grant to Help Curb Underage Drinking, Drug Abuse
State receives .6M grant to help curb underage drinking, drug abuse
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See more stories at http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/topics/addictionepidemic. CONCORD – The federal government will boost programs to prevent alcohol and prescription drug abuse in New Hampshire with a multimillion dollar grant. The state Department …
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Victoria councillor reveals past struggles with alcohol
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30 Recovery Day, as part of their efforts to help eliminate the shame people often bear because of their addictions, even though they have long been clean and sober. That group approached Gudgeon about a week ago. “Addiction touches everyone and we, in …
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Drug Addiction?
Question by Just Wondering: Drug Addiction?
I am taking a class on Social Problems and we have to do a project on a certain social problem in our society. The topic I chose is drug addiction. I see this as a pretty bad social problem in the united states. I am trying to get some ideas on what causes drug addiction. What makes people want to try drugs. I know a lot of people try drugs out of curiousity or boredom or maybe stress. I don’t know because I do not use drugs. Anyways, any ideas or suggestions or anything please feel free.
Delray Beach Sweat Lodge Helps Drug Addicts
Delray Beach sweat lodge helps drug addicts
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Sweat lodges are not yet a widely used drug recovery technique, although rehab centers in several states have begun to offer them. They received lots of attention in 2009, when three people died after a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona. In Delray Beach …
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Should felons vote? In some states, it's easy. In others, impossible.
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Rep: Billie Joe Armstrong Headed to Treatment for Substance Abuse; Follows …
Rep: Billie Joe Armstrong headed to treatment for substance abuse; follows …
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NEW YORK — Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is headed to treatment for substance abuse. Sunday's announcement by the band's rep comes after the 40-year-old frontman had a meltdown onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday.
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Lucas County awarded .3M to treat juvenile drug abuse
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Recovered Addicts Show Support for Recovery Programs
Recovered addicts show support for recovery programs
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Hundreds of recovering drug addicts gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday afternoon to inspire addicts who have yet to seek treatment and to push the provincial government to support more addiction recovery programs. Carrying signs saying …
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The Effects of Prescription Drug Addiction Abuse – www.PrescriptionDrugAbuseHelp.com Taken from an emotional letter from a daughter to her mother in 2007, this video portrays how her mother’s prescription pill addiction affected their relationship as she became an adult. Through proper treatment and help she can end the abuse and get her life back.
Drug Rehab Called Key to Avoid 3rd Strike
Drug rehab called key to avoid 3rd strike
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But the need for substance abuse rehabilitation is overwhelming among inmates serving two- or three-strike sentences, according to the data. Some prison reformers say the profiles show a need for additional money and drug treatment programs to help …
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With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addiction
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