Preventing Drug Abuse to Prevent Dropouts
Preventing Drug Abuse to Prevent Dropouts
Even though National Substance Abuse Prevention Month has ended, it doesn’t mean our dedication to reducing the number of Americans hurt by alcohol and drug abuse has ended as well. At the Department of Education (ED), encouraging safe and … drug abuse – Bing… Continue reading
Is Substance Abuse a Disease?
Is substance abuse a disease?
I think you have to differentiate between whether it has health effects or whether it’s a disease. It’s difficult for them … didn’t always stay focused on that. Both of those disorders – alcohol and drug abuse – really require … drug abuse – Bing… Continue reading
Prescription Drug Abuse: The New Killer on the Block
Prescription Drug Abuse: The New Killer on the Block
And the problem starts early: A 2009 national survey done by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (a federal agency) demonstrated that … It is about good medicine and public health: identifying who needs opioid … drug abuse –… Continue reading
Practice Demonstration – Substance Abuse Counseling
Practice Demonstration – Substance Abuse Counseling
Part 7 of 10 Produced by the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – SAMHSA.
Bills attack the poor for drug use, yet top lawmakers have substance abuse …
The Michigan Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved a bill to… Continue reading
Nine Things We Missed During the Shutdown
Nine things we missed during the shutdown
The National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer life-saving treatments for a lot of hopeless people. Young mother … When the government shut down, she was waiting for the NIH to review her medical files to … Read… Continue reading
Drug Addictions in Abu Dhabi on the Rise
Drug addictions in Abu Dhabi on the rise
ABU DHABI // An addiction recovery centre for Emiratis in the capital has treated 13.5 per cent more substance abuse addicts so far this year than in the whole of last year. An increasing number of youths seeking help for alcohol and… Continue reading