Spotting the Signs of Drug Abuse

Spotting the Signs of Drug Abuse
National Geographic
As clinical director at a relatively well-known Arizona drug rehab program and alcohol rehab I get asked for advice about drug addiction and alcoholism from both clients and friends with regularity. ... Al-Anon is the sister fellowship to Alcoholics ...

National Geographic

Drug addiction visible in Bangor, recovery has hidden face
Bangor Daily News
Bruce Campbell, clinical director of Wellspring, beats on a bucket during a drumming circle to introduce the Bangor Area Recovery Network's fifth annual summit on addiction recovery at the Brewer Auditorium on Wednesday morning, Sept. 26, 2012. The ...

CPU to strive for increased funding of fight against drug addiction ...
Interfax
The system of treatment and prevention of alcoholism and drug addiction, which existed in the Soviet Union, has practically been destroyed, according to Spirina. She added that treatment of drugaddicts and alcoholics requires long time and the ...

Heroin addiction soars in Maine as treatment cuts take effect
Kennebec Journal
Locally, the trend "is really startling," said Mark Publicker, an addiction specialist with Mercy Hospital. Injected heroin, "from the standpoint of an addict, is a better drug," than prescribed opiates, because it gets into the system quicker and is ...

Coroner slams addiction clinic's treatment of patients
ABC Online
An inquest heard 24-year-old Grace Yates, 48-year-old Michael Poole and 22-year-old James Unicomb died after they had treatment for their drug addiction at the clinic between 2005 and 2010. The treatment involved administering drugs including ...

United States Drug Report
Technorati
New reports are indicating a fall in prescription drug addiction among young people. New numbers from the United States show a 14 percent drop in prescription abuse by people 18 to 25 between 2010 and 2011. The U.S. government found that the number...

Technorati

Residents encouraged to turn in unneeded prescription drugs to help reduce ...
The Batavian
Unused and unneeded prescription pills left laying around the house or stored in a medicine cabinet are a potential stepping stone to drug addiction, area law enforcement officials warned in a press conference at the Sheriff's Office on Wednesday ...

The Batavian

Confronting reality: A&E's 'Intervention' casts light on local drug problem
Escanaba Daily Press
"Intervention," a TV series on A&E, featured an Escanaba family's intervention with their daughter regarding her addiction to bath salts, cocaine and other stimulants. According to the show, the young woman had been in jail three times in the past five ...

Push to treat addiction medically raises doubts and fears
GIMBY (blog)
Top federal addiction specialists are advocating for a greater focus on treating addiction medically, with less emphasis on talk-centered programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, the... About · Our Mission · Donate · Team GIMBY · Acknowledgements · Contact ...

Staten Island teen's addiction leads to criminal activity before he moves on ...
SILive.com
Associated PressIsaiah F., an 18-year-old from West Brighton, describes an addictionto alcohol and other drugs. (In this report, Isaiah F., an 18-year-old from West Brighton, describes how his first taste of marijuana at 13 led to a drug and alcohol ...

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