PETHS Think Outside the Joint
PETHS think outside the joint — Pierre Elliot Trudeau High School- Ms Shin’s period 1 grade 9 Phys Ed class presents to you a Kids Against Drug Abuse (KADA) commercial.
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH REFORM — The basics of the Affordable Care Act
It would be nearly impossible to understand everything within the 2,000-some pages of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, which, as of Oct. 1, intends to make health insurance widely available and more …
Read more on Greenville Daily News
Billings Housing Nonprofit Hoping to Raze Problem Housing Complex
Billings housing nonprofit hoping to raze problem housing complex
People who have trouble finding decent rentals, whether because of criminal histories, substance abuse problems or other factors, often end up paying inflated rent for barely usable housing, Basye said. That's one reason CLDI has been building houses …
Read more on The Missoulian
Church's new building meant to serve the community
The building that is proposed now does not change the church's mission. It will simply help us to accomplish it more effectively. Because people in our community tend to be affluent, it's easy to think that people's lives are as stable and as well-kept …
Read more on Tri-Valley Herald
Woman Sentenced to 10 Years' Probation for '11 Vehicular Homicide
Woman sentenced to 10 years' probation for '11 vehicular homicide
Felton said her brother was a veteran who had been to rehab. She said her … In addition to the probation, Walton agreed to a Fourth Amendment Waiver and will be evaluated for drugs. Under that agreement, she may be drug tested without a warrant. If …
Read more on Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Community Services for Oct. 29
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets at 1:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden, 801 Goodyear Ave. For information, contact Katie Baker, RN, 256-439-5000. JOURNEY THROUGH THE VALLEY grief …
Read more on Gadsden Times
More Needs to Be Done to Stop Drugs
More needs to be done to stop drugs
That's where education and treatment must play larger roles. “Education is necessary to keep them from even starting the heroin and other drugs, which we are a part of through the DARE program and prevention resource officers in the schools,” Marano said.
Read more on Exponent-telegram
Report finds discrimination rampant in criminal justice, 1 in 3 black males …
The report cites a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse surveying drug usage among U.S. high school students from 1975-2011, which found that white students were actually more likely to have abused an illegal substance than black students. Yet …
Read more on The Grio
Legal Marijuana Encourages Drug Abuse for Teens? – Patrick Wanis PhD
Legal Marijuana encourages drug abuse for teens? – Patrick Wanis PhD — Miley Cyrus sings about ecstasy and cocaine. Is she simply glamorizing drugs to teens? What is beneath most drug addiction? Trauma. From the new TV show “Emo…
'No quick fixes' for teen substance abuse, but talking is a start
She also talked about a program offered to help kids reduce stress and other factors that lead to “self-medicating” (explained later as using drugs to deal with depression, pain, etc.). What's the school policy if a student is found under the influence …
Read more on West Seattle Blog (blog)
Jacque Gage: Book Takes a Personal Look at Tourette's
Jacque Gage: Book takes a personal look at Tourette's
The title, "Against Medical Advice," comes from an episode when Cory was checked into a psychiatric hospital for treatment of his alcohol addiction. It wasn't long into the check-in process that Cory realized he was being locked up in a place from …
Read more on Joplin Globe
DHEC, SLED tweak approach on prescription drugs
Associated Press. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina health officials said Tuesday they're shortening the amount of time pharmacists have to turn over prescription information as part of a collaborative effort to clamp down on prescription drug abuse …
Read more on Kansas City Star