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Treatment For Alcohol Abuse in the News

Male Military Veterans More Likely to Seek Alcohol Abuse Treatment
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A new research presented today at the American Public Health Association's 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California showed male military veterans with history of heavy alcohol use are more likely to get into treatment than their civilian …
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Seabrook House's VP Of Treatment Services Named Chairwoman Of The …
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As the Vice-President of Treatment Services for Seabrook House, a drug and alcohol treatment center in New Jersey, Loebs sees each day the adverse impact that drug and alcohol abuse can have on children and families. "Seabrook House has fully …
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Duluth panel: Substance abuse eats 15 percent of state budget
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Report: Massachusetts Has a Drug Problem [Charts] – BostInno (blog)
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Report: Massachusetts Has a Drug Problem [Charts] BostInno (blog) According to a new report released by the Massachusetts Health Council on Tuesday, on average, in 2011, alcohol abuse was more prevalent in Massachusetts than in most New England states and the U.S. as a whole. The report, titled “Common Health for … Eastern Massachusetts ranks high nationally in drug abuseFall River Herald News all 36 news articles »

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Shocking toll of Shropshire alcohol abuse – shropshirestar.com
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Shocking toll of Shropshire alcohol abuse shropshirestar.com The grim extent of alcohol abuse across Shropshire was laid bare in a hard-hitting report today which reveals there are nearly 7,500 alcoholics across the county. Alcohol stock. Tweet. More than 40,000 adults are binge drinkers with 11,000 classed as …

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Does Carroll County have a drug problem? – Canton Repository
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Does Carroll County have a drug problem? Canton Repository Dave Schaffer, director of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Tuscarawas and Carroll counties, said it's no coincidence recent drug arrests have coincided with another growing trend: more adults seeking treatment for heroin … and more »

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Eastern Massachusetts ranks high nationally in drug abuse – Fall River Herald News
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Alcohol Abuse In Teenagers in the News

Team Drafts Strategy for Curbing Teen Drinking
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The effort is federally funded through a Maryland Strategic Prevention Framework (MSPF) grant and mandates that UAART reduce the number of youth ages 12-20 who report past month alcohol abuse, reduce the number of young persons age 15-25 who …
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Teen prescription drug abuse: What Parents Should Know
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During October and November, the Healthy Kids blog will look at this issue through the stories of former teen prescription-drug users now in recovery, their parents and local addiction-recovery experts working to treat addicted teens and help parents …
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Recovery Plus to add 25-bed facility to treat adolescents
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Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe
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Heroin and prescription drug abuse are surpassing alcoholism as the top addiction problem in Monroe County, treatment program officials report.
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Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe – Pocono Record
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Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe Pocono Record Heroin and prescription drug abuse are surpassing alcoholism as the top addiction problem in Monroe County, treatment program officials report. "Opiates" — including illicit drugs and prescription pain-killers — accounted for nearly 41 percent of …

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