Posts Tagged ‘mental health’

Alcohol Abuse Support Groups in the News

Oregon Legislature about to take a step backward on medical pot: Guest opinion
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Still abused. We also have a framework for regulating substances — like alcohol and tobacco — that have established recreational use and also known, proven negative health impacts. But we, as a society, have no framework for regulating a substance …
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Physicians a Leading Source of Opioids for Illicit Users
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For the current study, the investigators examined data for the period 2008 to 2011 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administrations' National Survey on Drug Use and Health for 11,018,735 weighted participants older than 12 years (55.5 …
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Ongoing events
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Question by John S: OCD, Anti-psychotic, Depression, Ritalin and Cocaine?
Well this is a 15 year history, I’ll try to be as as brief and concise as I can. Currently I’m 28, when I was 17 graduating from high school I started to have OCD related issues. Also, since primary school I had lot’s of attention and execution problems -mainly in the logical-matematical area- and was diagnosed years later with passive ADD. I may add that I come from a destroyed family, father not loving my mom, strict father, lots of fear to him, a brave mother dealing with this.

Help for Addiction ?????

http://facebook.com/sobrietytelevision Learn about help for addiction. You can also find addiction treatment centers at findtreatment.samhsa.gov.

 

Renz program offers substance abuse care for minority women
Filed under: drug and alcohol abuse counseling

With funding providing by a federal grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, minority women age 18 and over will have access to trauma informed services that will provide free substance abuse treatment, mental health …
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Without a trace: New Britain woman went missing in Waterbury 10 years ago
Filed under: drug and alcohol abuse counseling

She battled alcohol abuse but had been sober for 15 years. She went back to school to become a substance abuse counselor, helping others overcome the same struggles she faced, her family said. She was well-known within the New Britain recovery …
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Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers | Substance Abuse Treatment NYC

http://nycrehabcenter.com Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers deal with clients with drug, alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and other additions via therapy, clean and …

 

GOVERNOR JINDAL UNVEILS LEGISLATION IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS
Filed under: alcoholism treatment program

This legislation authorizes courts to create specialized Veteran's Treatment Court Programs throughout Louisiana to assist veterans overcoming drug and substance abuse issues and any mental health issues contributing to involvement with the criminal …
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What is RADD?

1800 college students die nationwide every year from alcohol related incidents, and over 75% of those deaths are vehicle related. Sometimes this gets ignored…

 

IT Upgrades Bolster PDMP In Fight Against Opioid Misuse
Filed under: national institute on alcohol abuse

To improve timely access to, and use of, PDMP information, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and The MITRE Corp.—a nonprofit … was at risk for abuse. The …
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Author Michael Moss Offers Taste of 'Salt, Sugar, Fat' in Talk at UCSB
Filed under: national institute on alcohol abuse

Dr. Nora Volcow at the National Institute on Drug Abuse looked at the brain response to food. She saw the response to high sugar and fat foods and patterns of compulsive uptake. Some similarity to tobacco, alcohol and narcotics. But one important …
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Alcohol Abuse Intervention in the News

Many resources for children, families
Filed under: alcohol abuse intervention

We know that exposure to ongoing "toxic" stress, such as from child abuse, neglect, maternal depression, substance abuse or family violence, can damage developing brain structures. … Guam Early Intervention System has made them accessible online.
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Hanover Township Mental Health Board awards FY15 grants
Filed under: alcohol abuse intervention

The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $ 760,000 in FY15 funding at their January board meeting to agencies serving Hanover Township residents in the areas of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse intervention and …
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Carson Valley Children's Aid appoints new CEO
Filed under: alcohol abuse intervention

CVCA, located at 1419 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, provides services such as positive youth development; substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment; and behavorial health services, according to its website. The CVCA Board was tasked with …
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