CU-Boulder Launching #AdderallProblems Campaign to Curb Prescription Drug …
CU-Boulder launching #AdderallProblems campaign to curb prescription drug …
[rewrite]As finals week approaches at colleges across the country, so too does the temptation for students to abuse prescription drugs to stay alert while studying for tests and writing papers late into the night. Two students in the University of Colorado's …[/rewrite]
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1 in 6 unemployed Americans abuses drugs or alcohol
[rewrite]About 1 in 6 unemployed Americans suffers from drug or alcohol addiction — nearly twice the rate of substance abuse found in working Americans — according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released Tuesday. The latest edition of the …[/rewrite]
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A New Kind of Addict: Methadone Clinics Find New Mission in Fight Against …
A new kind of addict: Methadone clinics find new mission in fight against …
[rewrite]Now the drug has found a new mission in the fight against opioid-based prescription painkillers, the nation's fastest-growing drug problem. “We treat mainstream America,” said Ed Ohlinger, the regional director for 10 private, for-profit addiction …[/rewrite]
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Welfare ban for ex–drug offenders hurts minority women
[rewrite]“They would be much better served in a true rehabilitation center than in prison where there is no real help, no real programs to rehabilitate, no programs to educate, no way to be prepared for life out there.” Stewart recognized that many women with …[/rewrite]
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From Problem to Epidemic in a Decade: Prescription Drug Abuse Trends in Rural Appalachia
From Problem to Epidemic in a Decade: Prescription Drug Abuse Trends in Rural Appalachia — “From Problem to Epidemic in a Decade: Prescription Drug Abuse Trends in Rural Appalachia” Jennifer Havens, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Behavioral Science …
Patients are becoming collateral damage in US war on drugs
[rewrite]In October the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed tightening restrictions on access to certain low-potency narcotic pain medicines in an effort to stem the rising tide of prescription-drug abuse in the United States. The new rules would require …[/rewrite]
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Promises Treatment Centers Expands to Southwest With Introduction of …
Promises Treatment Centers Expands to Southwest with Introduction of …
[rewrite]Promises Treatment Centers is proud to introduce a new addition to its family of treatment programs: Promises Austin luxury addiction and dual diagnosis treatment center in Texas. This addition marks Promises' first expansion outside of Southern …[/rewrite]
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Twilight years less lonely for New York's LGBTs
[rewrite]And the community as a whole suffers from an acute need for HIV/AIDS treatment, along with high rates of mental distress. But "mainstream" care facilities can be less than welcoming to their LGBT clients. In nursing homes and doctors' offices, LGBT …[/rewrite]
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Grappling With Suicide: Oklahoma's Suicide Rate Above the National Average
Grappling with suicide: Oklahoma's suicide rate above the national average
[rewrite]In the meantime, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is developing its own suicide prevention plan, using $ 500,000 in state funding in addition to federal grants. … Nearly a decade after her teenage son killed …[/rewrite]
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Moore County Health Department to Celebrate Red Ribbon Week
[rewrite]… prescription drug abuse by helping citizens dispose of their excess, unused or expired medications at specified drop sites throughout the county. Other activities include Red Ribbon celebrations and special assembly programs presented by Sandhills …[/rewrite]
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