AA Works and It's Free, Yet Pentagon Snubs the Substance Abuse Program

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AA works and it's free, yet Pentagon snubs the substance abuse program
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When retired Navy psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Smith worked at the service's pioneering alcohol and drug abuse recovery program in the late 1970s at the Long Beach Naval Medical Center, he recalled, “we'd pile all the patients into gray vans and take them …
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The Partnership at Drugfree.org, GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares
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Working toward a vision where all young people will be able to live their lives free of drug and alcohol abuse, The Partnership at Drugfree.org works with parents and other influencers to help them prevent and get help for drug and alcohol abuse by …
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TRICARE substance abuse treatment falls short, experts say
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By sending troops diagnosed with drug and alcohol addiction to 20-day treatment programs at civilian rehabilitation centers, the Defense Department is taking a Band-Aid approach to dealing with a problem of epidemic proportions, psychiatrists, former …
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