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I Am a Student Who Is Still Studying, Would Like to Ask Questions Regarding to AIDS as I Need Some Information

Question by yw_sean: I am a student who is still studying, would like to ask questions regarding to AIDS as I need some information

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Answer by bouncincrazy
so ask, we reading

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San Francisco CA Alcohol Rehab – San Francisco CA Alcohol Rehab Program Speaker, Dr. Stein, was certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine in 1996. Dr Stein, provides those affl…

 

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State Strategy Places Substance Abuse Emphasis Where It Belongs

State strategy places substance abuse emphasis where it belongs

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While the emotional costs related to substance abuse are immeasurable, it's estimated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse that for every dollar we spend on prevention and recovery, we save $ 12 in health care and criminal justice costs …
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Texas must be careful about requiring welfare drug tests

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Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs)?

Question by Hellen: Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs)?
a. Al-Anon and Alateen
b. Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs)
c. American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
d. clergy, religious educators, and church administrators
e. Employee Assistance Professionals (EAPs)
f. State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Authority
g. regular health care provider such as a family physician
h. counselor

How Will I Find Drug Rehabs in Vista, California?

Question by beatriz a: How will I find drug rehabs in Vista, California?
I need to gather a lot of information regarding drugs, drug dependents, and drug treatment programs. Thus, I would like to go to various drug rehabs so that I may be able to get information directly from the people who are dealing with these kinds of things on a regular basis.

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Answer by bibiana xb
Finding drug rehabs is really easy! I already did a search on the Internet and I think the two links that I have included below will help you. You can also call your local health services department or look through the local phone directory. I do hope that you get all the information you need. Good luck!

Drug Abuse Office Offers Videos for Docs

Drug Abuse Office Offers Videos for Docs

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"The videos show the way that the physicians interact with these patients, asking them questions that are sensitive and many physicians feel uncomfortable asking," said Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "Those that are …
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With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addiction

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That pattern follows statewide and national trends, trends coupled with rising numbers of people seeking treatment for prescription drug addiction. The sales of prescription opioid pain relievers nationwide ballooned between 1999 and 2010. The Centers …
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What Is the Difference Between Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction?

Question by Chronic: What is the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction?
I am witing something freelance and just wondering if anyone can give me an addequite difference between drug abuse and drug addiction.

The definition of an addict is: 1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance
2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively

Definition of drug abuse: he use of illegal drugs or the inappropriate use of legal drugs. The repeated use of drugs to produce pleasure, to alleviate stress, or to alter or avoid reality (or all three).