Army Enhancing Drug Testing for Soldiers
Army enhancing drug testing for soldiers – It is an addiction that can affect anyone at anytime. Over the past decade, prescription drug abuse and addiction has taken its toll on celebrities, athletes, and average Americans. In light of the statistics, the US army is now stepping up their efforts to protect soldiers.
Drug Awareness
Drug Awareness –
Rosenblum: Parents' pain helps shift prescription drug awareness
Filed under: drug awareness
Judy Rummler rarely takes even a Tylenol, so it was hard for her at first to understand the "electric-shock-like" pain her son, Steve, endured for most of his adult life. Now Judy understands all too well. And she's working overtime to ensure that we … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune
Drug awareness programme for scouts
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Vivitrol Lauded as a Powerful Weapon Against Addiction
Vivitrol Lauded As A Powerful Weapon Against Addiction
Filed under: treatment for drug abuse
It was Klonopin. And, you know, I went from there. But Francis found hope when she learned about a new treatment for drug abuse. For the last year, she's been taking Vivitrol. And she says it's saved her life. "This medication is a godsend to me … Read more on WCHS-TV8
Round table discussion focuses on prescription drug abuse
Filed under: treatment for drug abuse
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug Abuse and Addiction – Drug addiction is a condition in which a person becomes dependent on the effects of an illegal or prescription drug. The physical and psychological dependence creates a situation where the drug becomes the primary motivation in a person’s life.
Underage Kids Get Hydrocodone Drugs Easily From Family & Friends, Advises …
Underage Kids Get Hydrocodone Drugs Easily from Family & Friends, Advises …
Filed under: Crack Or Cocaine Slang Words
Addiction expert, Dr. Jill Backfield, Executive Director and Director of Clinical Services of The New York Center for Living says, "It is disconcerting that at the same time law enforcement officials are cracking down on the epidemic prescription drug … Read more on MarketWatch (press release)
Special Report: Drug Highway
Special Report: Drug Highway
Filed under: signs of taking cocaine
Interstate 5 stretches 800 miles through California and cuts through the western side of the Central Valley with millions using the freeway each year. But along side the truckers, the tourists, and other … The officer got his K-9 partner and the dog … Read more on CBS 47
Hormone Type Quiz, Hormone Diet Plus Adderall Addiction: Dr. Oz Recap
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Northbound Treatment Services Announce New Signs of Disturbing Drug Trends
Northbound Treatment Services Announce New Signs of Disturbing Drug Trends
Filed under: drug abuse services
Northbound Treatment Services, the alcohol and drug addiction treatment specialists based out of Orange County, California, are bringing attention to the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in Southern California and throughout the country. Read more on PR Web (press release)
Prevention in South Carolina: Building Capacity through Coaching – Michelle Nienhaus, Prevention Consultant for South Carolina’s Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, describes how the state is using a cadre of regional capacity coaches to provide training and technical assistance to its community grantees.
Addiction and Gambling and Other Peccadillos
Addiction and Gambling and Other Peccadillos
Filed under: drug abuse definition
Other researchers prefer to see it as closely related to substance and alcohol abuse and define it as a behavioural addiction. Pathological gambling and substance abuse are more common in young males and share clinical characteristics, symptoms, … Read more on ABC Online
Oregon lawmakers consider expanding drunken driving definition
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“The abuse and misuse of prescription drugs and other impairing substances is a growing problem in Oregon and the nation,” wrote Chuck Hayes, a retired Oregon State Police lieutenant who leads the governor's advisory committee on drunken driving. Read more on Statesman Journal