Posts Tagged ‘Drugs’

Videomax on Addiction

A brief discussion during spring break about drug addiction

Ingalls To Offer Free Seminar On Prescription Drug Abuse

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The IIAR is also known nationwide for excellence in addiction treatment services. The Institute treats individuals who are fighting drug, alcohol, gambling, sex, Internet and/or other addictions. At Ingalls, services are offered on an outpatient basis …
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Conway, Fla. AG say tighter regs needed on pills

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District Develops Rehabilitative Approach to Students on Drugs
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The current policy lays out disciplinary guidelines relative to how many times the policy has been offended, but do not differentiate between possession, drug use, distribution or selling. According to Superintendent David Healy, even though all four …
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Slain kids' dad cleared to circulate drug-tax ballot measure
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The California Retailers Association had argued that it put the burden of dealing with the problem of prescription drug abuse and addiction on entities that have no control over those who prescribe or abuse the drugs. And the Pharmaceutical Research …
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Article by Dr. Victor Shubaev

Drugs Addiction Treatment: Viewpoint: Teaching Recovery, Rather Than Treating Addiction
It's based on the idea that offering beneficial social services, even if they don't entirely relate to drug treatment, and supporting multiple visions of recovery works better than using one rigid approach. "In 'treatment,' the focus is on individual …
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Drugs Addiction Treatment: Drug overdose deaths: Common-sense solutions [Blowback]
Other solutions that experts have been advocating for years include requiring drug treatment facilities to teach their clients about overdose prevention, recognition and response. Jails and prisons should also be required to do so upon a prisoner's …
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Drugs Addiction Treatment: Battling for life against addiction
Eabametoong resident Doris Slipperjack's struggle with prescription drug abuse and her journey through treatment is showcased in the film The Life You Want, which was screened at the Biindigaate Film Festival Sept. 24 in Thunder Bay. …
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Help For Drug Addiction: Stern: “Smart” drugs that aren't so smart
This group is considered by the Federal Drug Administration to have the highest abuse and addiction potential of all legally approved drugs. It does not help that the stimulants are readily available and cheap (selling at $ 5 per pill on average) either …
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Help For Drug Addiction: Tom Sizemore – Tom Sizemore Arrested After 'friend' Steals Car
Tom Sizemore, the 'Saving Private Ryan' actor who recently sought help for a drug addiction, was arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday (20th September 2011). Initial reports suggested Sizemore spent several hours behind bars for a missed court date, …
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Help For Drug Addiction: Matt Hardy Goes to WWE Rehab: A Message from One Addict to Another
Drugs provide an escape from the highs and lows of life. People slamming you for your former antics, your own physical pain, the general disappointments that come in every person's life, drugs help you to hide away from it, quick and easy. …
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Alcohol Addiction: Amy Winehouse update No illegal drugs in Winehouse death

UPDATE READ BELOW Amy Winehouse’s family says toxicology tests show there were no illegal drugs in her system when she died. The family said in a statement that toxicology tests showed “alcohol was present” in the singer’s body but it hasn’t yet been determined if it contributed to her death. The 27-year-old soul diva, who had battled drug and alcohol addiction for years, was found dead in her London home on July 23, and an initial post-mortem failed to determine the cause of death. A statement released by spokesman Chris Goodman on the family’s behalf said “toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by authorities have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy’s system at the time of her death.” It said the family awaited the outcome of an inquest that is due to begin in October. Winehouse’s father, Mitch, has said his daughter had beaten her drug dependency three years before her death, but he admitted she was still struggling to control her drinking after several weeks of abstinence. Mitch Winehouse told mourners at the singer’s July 26 funeral that she had said to him, “‘Dad I’ve had enough of drinking, I can’t stand the look on your and the family’s faces anymore.”‘ The Winehouse family announced plans to establish a charitable foundation in the singer’s name to help people struggling with addiction – although Mitch Winehouse has said the plans are on hold because someone else had registered the name Amy Winehouse Foundation. In her short …
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