substance abuse and mental health services administration

Columbus Dispatch Omits Key Facts on Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients

Columbus Dispatch Omits Key Facts On Drug Testing For Welfare Recipients

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

They recommended that resources be allocated towards better training for government workers to detect signs of substance abuse and mental disorders, as well as to greater assistance and treatment to those who need help. In addition, mandatory drug …
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Biological Aspects of Postpartum Depression

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

York County Briefs

York County briefs

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Most of the 40,000 people the Iris Network serves live in York and Cumberland counties. "We have planned a … Stickers warning about the penalties for furnishing alcohol to minors are placed on multi-packs of beer, alco-pops, and other alcohol …
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The rise and fall of Lenny Dykstra

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Court filings lay bare Dykstra's drug use. "Defendant's illegal and prescription substance abuse started in his playing days. Defendant admits that he took Dexedrine, Adderall and Vicodin during his playing career and then transitioned to other …
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Waiting List for Addiction Treatment in Federal Prisons Is 51000 Inmates Long

Waiting List for Addiction Treatment in Federal Prisons Is 51000 Inmates Long

Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities

Yet only about a third of those prisoners— most of them low-level drug dealers, users and addicts—are receiving treatment to combat their addictions. “Its really tragic,” one longtime federal prisoner tells The Fix . “The feds lock up all these …
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Addiction treatment center gets new home

Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities

Meeting Warns 'Perfect Storm' of Benefit Reforms Will Hit Norfolk's Vulnerable

Meeting warns 'perfect storm' of benefit reforms will hit Norfolk's vulnerable

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Support services are already struggling to cope with an increased demand as a result of the changes, delegates at a Norfolk Community Advice Network (NCAN) conference were told, with the warning that the worst is yet to come. More than 100 delegates …
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Chinese buy farmland to boost food supply

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Free Advice for Parents About Teen Substance Abuse Tonight

Free advice for parents about teen substance abuse tonight

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

… a support network for families with addicted teens. They will share tips about how to identify warning sings and where to turn for help. The event is hosted by The Providence Center. For more information contact Sara Szeglowski: sszeglowski@provctr …
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Naperville voters to cast ballots in three DuPage districts

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Former Offender Tells Learners to Avoid Drugs

Former Offender Tells Learners to Avoid Drugs

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

East London — A former offender with a degree in industrial psychology has been brought in to help an East London primary school deal with a substance abuse problem among its pupils. Ntembeko Nqapela was approached by the Buffalo City Metropolitan …
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Good Samaritan law a key weapon in the war on drugs

Filed under: drug abuse statistics