Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’

Alcohol Abuse Prevention in the News

Drug abuse prevention advocates fear marijuana legalization
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alcohol and tobacco taxes, too, but it's only a tiny fraction of the cost to society in heath care, crime and substance abuse treatment. Monday, Kramer, Spencer, and other drug abuse prevention specialists from across the region meet in St. Petersburg …
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Grand Forks police step up underage drinking enforcement
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They're teaming up with the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition and Northern Lights Youth Services to investigate where underage drinkers get their alcohol. Grand Forks Police are stepping up underage drinking efforts this summer. They're teaming up …
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RPC works to prevent underage drinking
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Youth Alcohol Abuse in the News

New SAMHSA Report Examines Pregnant Teens and Substance Abuse Patterns
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teen pregnancy A new report from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) finds that among the 57,000 teen girls who seek treatment for substance abuse every year, roughly 2,000, or about 4 percent, are pregnant.
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South Africa: Keeping South Africa's Youth Drug Free
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The theme for Youth Month 2013 is "Working Together for Youth Development and a Drug Free South Africa". Communities around the country will work with the government and police to raise awareness of the scourge of substance abuse, and organisations …
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Safe Communities Youth Coalition celebrates accomplishments and outstanding …
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Addiction Assessment Part 3

Drug and Alcohol Addiction signs are always part of the picture. This video will help identify potential substance abuse problems in you or a loved on. For a…

Suicide among the elderly, especially men, is climbing
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The Centre for Suicide Prevention cites these causes and warning signs: thinking and talking of death, substance abuse, purposelessness, anxiety and agitation, feeling trapped and hopeless and helpless, isolation and withdrawal, anger and recklessness …
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The scene at CNN when Charlie Sheen arrived for his "Piers Morgan Tonight …
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I thought Charlie Sheen looked like an addict, what type I can not say. I do know that I know people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs and they have the very same look, grey looking skin and can not sit still, almost like someone who has Parkinson …
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Addiction Signs And Symptoms in the News

Clips From Last Night: Jermaine Jackson on Michael's use of sleeping pills …
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While the liver was in good condition, there are other signs of substance abuse on autopsy. The autopsy showed needle marks everywhere–consistent with the reports of injected pain meds and sedatives. Needle marks all over a body are a hallmarks of …
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Suspected heroin overdose highlights growing problem in central Maine
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The overdoses are the latest signs that heroin has become the drug of choice for those addicted to opiates in recent months, police said. … Mills said overdose symptoms, which include slow or no breathing and a weak pulse, can take effect within minutes.
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Alcohol Abuse In Families in the News

As drugs and gambling devour life smart money feeds the APY kids
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The lands are officially dry, with many residents non-drinkers, but according to the region's women's council, substance abuse involving alcohol and marijuana remains a significant problem. The council says … Federal government community baseline …
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Heroin overdose deaths on the rise in Washington
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"We had 49 heroin deaths in 2009, and that increased to 84 in 2012, and all of that increase was people under the age of 30, which is quite young from people dying of heroin," said Dr. Caleb Banta-Green with the UW Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. It …
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Efforts to Better Prevent Homelessness Are Lacking
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Question by Brandon In Montreal: How can we get an unwilling person to go to the hospital for psychiatric treatment?
My older sister was admitted twice in the hospital in the last year for depression and paranoia. Both times she was brought into the emergency room and was evaluated by a psychiatrist. They kept her in the hospital for a few days before letting her go without any medication (that’s the Quebec medical system for ya). I’m worried because recently she moved out of her appartment to live with me and my mom. She seemed normal the first week but it didn’t take long before she started acting strange again, showing signs of her “illness” coming back. We know for a fact that she doesn’t do any drugs but however she does have a history of alcohol abuse, which stopped about 7 months ago. I did some research and she fits the description of a paranoid schitzophrenic but was told by a family friend that she might also be suffering from manic depression too. It’s really hard to tell. She’s babbling about things that really really don’t make sense and when we tell her that she to go to the hospital for treatment, she starts panicking and it just makes things worse.
My question is, how can we get an unwilling person to go to the hospital? And what should we tell the doctors so that they keep her in for a long-term treatment?