What Causes Drug and Alcohol Addiction?
What Causes Drug and Alcohol Addiction? – In this video Dr. Mike Marino examines the causes of and effective treatment for substance abuse and addiction problems.
Chris Evert tournament raises money to fight drug abuse
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Chris Evert tournament raises money to fight drug abuse. October 26, 2012|By Maria Herrera, Sun Sentinel. It's not a popular or glitzy cause: Drug abuse and addiction carries a stigma with which most people don't want to be associated. Not for Chris Evert.
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Drug Addiction on the Rise in Afghanistan
Drug addiction on the rise in Afghanistan – Drug addiction in Afghanistan is on the rise. According to UN reports, around three percent of Afghans abuse drugs, making the country the world’s top user per capita. But only a fraction of addicts receive proper treatment, as Jennifer Glasse reports.
Pain medication addiction reaching epidemic level
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In a recent newspaper article, a Nebraska State Patrol investigator called the abuse of prescription drugs an “epidemic” in the state. Aly Hassan, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine …
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Standown Helps Veterans With Housing, Counseling, Substance Abuse and Detox Programs in Florida
Standown Helps Veterans with Housing, Counseling, Substance Abuse and Detox Programs in Florida – Standown is an incredible community outreach program that finds help for Florida veterans in need of temporary housing, counseling, and substance abuse programs for drugs and alcohol such as detox and rehabilitation.
million from grant, reimbursements to help alleviate drug court's growing pains
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Re-Entry Court is one of four treatment court programs in Vanderburgh County, which also includes Drug Court, Forensic Diversion and Veterans Treatment Court. Three of the programs work with participants charged with various degrees of substance-abuse …
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Desert Oasis Recovery – Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Program
Desert Oasis Recovery – Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Program – Our program is dedicated to helping people change their lives and overcome the stigma of addiction through learning to live again one day at a time. Desert Oasis offers cutting edge therapies and in our quiet calm enviroment, our clients begin to heal their mind, bodies and souls. Our clients leave our program equipped with life-long knowledge of the importance of each component from the spiritual to the physical self and how to implement that into their lives.
Teens Abuse Prescription ADHD Drugs, Too
Prescription Drug Abuse in Delaware [Delaware Online News Video]
Prescription drug abuse in Delaware [Delaware Online News Video] – Addicts, counselors, regulators and law enforcement weigh in on the prescription drug abuse problem in Delaware and what can be done to help correct it. (11/06/11) Camera: Daniel Sato Editor: Daniel Sato
EEG provides insight into drug-related choice in addiction, potential …
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Their research, which was published online in the journal Brain November 12, 2012, may help improve rehabilitation outcomes for individuals with limited awareness of their own choices. This condition, known as impaired insight, makes drug …
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