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Comprehensive News Feed for Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse).

Results 1 - 20 of 2,133 in Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse)

  1. Post Watch: "Earning My Stripes"Read the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Washingtonian.com

    Despite her great stories, Caitlin Gibson isn't even a Post reporter. Photograph by Chris Leaman.

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    Related Topix: Virginia, Family, Teenagers, Health

  2. Lies, mistrust, and sufferingRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Times-Standard

    I read with interest the recent letter from Aileen Burns regarding the impact of heavy pot use on the Arcata community. 34 comments

    Related Topix: Arcata, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Health

  3. Improving Health Outcomes for Youth Living With the Human...Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | Archives General Psychiatry

    ObjectiveA To determine if Healthy Choices, a motivational interviewing intervention targeting multiple risk behaviors, improved human immunodeficiency virus viral load.

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    Related Topix: Health

  4. Prescription for trouble, over-the-counter styleRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | National Post

    ... addicts. This is one of the reasons why it is kept behind the counter." For anyone who thinks prescription drug addiction is something that happens to other families, the statistics quickly dispel that myth, says Billi Jo Cox, CODA's program ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Health, Education Etc.

  5. Help Those Who Want to Help ThemselvesRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | CMSWire

    On the Web, communicators must first and foremost help those who want to be helped, rather than trying to reach brand new audiences.

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Health, Drug Testing, Marketing

  6. NIH, DoD and VA Hold Conference Examining Impact of Military Service on Families and CaregiversRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases

    The Second Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: A Scientific Conference on the Impact of Military Service on Families and Caregivers will focus on the impact of trauma spectrum disorders on military and veteran families and caregivers across deployment, homecoming, and reintegration.

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Life, Veteran Affairs, Women's Health, Health

  7. Dubuque recognized for special-needs effortsRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Telegraph Herald

    Champions for Inclusive Communities has recognized Dubuque as a Star Community for its efforts in providing organized, easily accessible services to youth with special needs.

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    Related Topix: Dubuque, IA, Health

  8. Intervention #105 Greg: RX pain med and gambling addiction | 8:2 | tonight 9/8 c, previewRead the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | Examiner.com

    INTERVENTION, Season 8 Episode 2, GREG #105, TONIGHT 9/8 c on A&E: Greg once owned a thriving business and was a devoted husband and father.

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    Related Topix: Intervention, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Medicine, Health, Pain, Morphine (generic), MS Contin, Kadian, Medication, Drugs

  9. Family Ties Encourage Runaway Teens To Return HomeRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Medical News Today

    Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 07 Dec 2009 - 1:00 PST The teen years can be a tumultuous time, as many parents know, a time when adolescents begin to flex their mental muscles, testing boundaries and turning to peers rather than parents for advice.

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids

  10. Rehab Offers Varied Programs for Drug and Alcohol AddictionsRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | PRWeb

    ... to the Center for Disease Control, as few as 3-5% of individuals who could be classified as having a drug addiction receive treatment from a drug rehab program. Family members are often intimately involved in an addict's struggle with ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Health, North Palm Beach, FL, Palm Beach, FL, PRWeb

  11. LRMC Ends Addiction ProgramRead the original story

    Sunday | The Ledger

    Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 2:57 a.m. LAKELAND People seeking intensive outpatient group counseling for substance abuse will no longer find it through Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

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    Related Topix: Health, Lakeland, FL, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Polk County, FL, Tampa, FL

  12. Alliance focuses on children at drug riskRead the original story

    Saturday | Paris Texas

    The Children's Advocacy Center of Paris, Child Protective Services, District/County Attorney's Office and local law enforcement agencies from Lamar and Red River counties are joining together in support of drug endangered children. 3 comments

    Related Topix: Paris, TX, Lamar County, TX, Red River County, TX, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Health

  13. Suicide prevention a top priorityRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Daily Pennsylvanian

    Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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    Related Topix: Depression

  14. 28m funding finally delivers drugs manifesto pledgeRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Sunday Herald

    The Scottish Government will today announce a record A 28.6 million in drugs funding to meet a controversial manifesto pledge that they reneged upon in their previous budget plans.

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    Related Topix: Drugs

  15. Drug addiction is Problem OneRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Canada.com

    In the late 1980s HIV/AIDS disease started to appear in intravenous drug users in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Medicine, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Opinion

  16. Marijuana use shouldn't be 'recreational'Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Standard Speaker

    I have been in the paper several times in the past two weeks regarding my advocacy for medical marijuana.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Opinion

  17. Employment Curbs Drug Use: BasmidaRead the original story

    Yesterday | BruDirect

    Giving jobs to former drug addicts will give them hope for the future and most likely prevent them from going back to their old ways.

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    Related Topix: Health

  18. Columbiana County Municipal for 12-.....Read the original story

    Sunday | The Review

    In county Municipal Court on Thursday, a Wellsville man was placed on $5,000 bond for a felony charge of drug abuse.

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    Related Topix: Columbiana County, OH, Wellsville, OH, Health, East Palestine, OH, Boardman, OH, Petersburg, OH

  19. Innovative plan to reward excellenceRead the original story

    Sunday | AdelaideNow...

    OPENING the doors to advanced learning for senior high school students and giving them a taste of university life is a positive step for this state as it strives for recognition as an education hub.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Health

  20. Abuse: More kids removed into careRead the original story

    Sunday | AdelaideNow...

    A GROWING number of children are being removed from their families and put into state care because of drug and alcohol abuse among parents, the South Australian Guardian for Children says.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Health