substance abuse

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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Experts: Prescription Drug Abuse Becoming Big Problem in Lincoln County

Experts: Prescription drug abuse becoming big problem in Lincoln County
(KMOV.com) – Officials have told News 4 that prescription drug abuse is rising among pre-teens in Lincoln County. Authorities have told News 4 that more people are abusing prescription drugs than heroin, LSD, inhalants, and cocaine combined. According to …… Continue reading

A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime

A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime
Other countries, like Canada and Switzerland, have shown how the shifting opinion can result in action. While no one thinks drug addiction is a good thing, more and more people are starting to think that the… Continue reading

Lawmakers Agree on $47 Million Boost for Child Welfare

Lawmakers Agree On Million Boost For Child Welfare
And Mark Fontaine, executive director of the Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association, was happy about new funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, which he and others have long argued are the main causes of child abuse and …
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Does Anyone Know Where a Thirty Yr Old Woman Can Go to Rehab for Abusing Pain Kills ,She Does Not Have?

Question by blanca b: does anyone know where a thirty yr old woman can go to rehab for abusing pain kills ,she does not have?
insurance please help .woman lives in san antonio texas
..thanks in advance!

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Answer by snwwht82
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The Future of Mental Health Care

The Future of Mental Health Care
Now is the time for today's psychiatric patients to write, in journals or elsewhere, and record the transition from history's lengthy era of institutional treatment to lives of dignity, with family and friends, in their communities. … all NYS mental …
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