Bringing Families Together: Models of Hope and Recovery
Bringing Families Together: Models of Hope and Recovery — This video features the 10-Element Framework: Elements of System Linkages, developed by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) to …
Mississippi welfare drug-testing bill about to be put to the test
[rewrite]Phil Bryant said in a news release. “This measure will help make a positive difference for families impacted by substance abuse.” Bryant passed the welfare drug-testing bill on Monday and the state will begin screening applicants on July 1. The bill …[/rewrite]
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Georgia House Approves Amnesty for Heroin Overdose 911 Calls
Georgia House Approves Amnesty for Heroin Overdose 911 Calls
[rewrite](APN) ATLANTA — On February 25, 2014, the Georgia House of Representatives passed HB 965 and HB 966, two bills intended to reduce the number of deaths in Georgia related to heroin overdoses and overdoses from other drugs. HB 965 would provide … "We …[/rewrite]
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Addiction experts warn of powerful new prescription drug
[rewrite]Drug experts and others in Metro Atlanta are speaking out against a new powerful prescription pain pill which they say could be deadly. It's been approved by the FDA and will be available … The center says it expects even more when the new drug hits …[/rewrite]
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APD Hosts 'Operation Medicine Drop'
APD hosts 'Operation Medicine Drop'
[rewrite]AHOSKIE – On March 19 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.), Operation Medicine Drop will give the public another opportunity to prevent accidental poisonings, abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription …[/rewrite]
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MINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: Brown County medical marijuana push
[rewrite]Johnson says that keeping marijuana a schedule one drug doesn't hold up any longer. He says we've got 750,000 soldiers from Iraq and … affect his firm's strategy going forward. The suits are two of three filed against the Diocese of Duluth under a …[/rewrite]
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Weed Cops Blaze New Trail
Weed Cops Blaze New Trail
[rewrite]Those he greeted we're on the final leg of a journey to apply for one of up to 35 medical marijuana treatment center licenses the state was offering—the closest thing to golden tickets since Willy Wonka. To the wannabe winners ….. “There is data …[/rewrite]
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Substance Abuse And Mental Disorders Often Go Hand-In-Hand. What's The …
[rewrite]Addiction treatment specialists are well aware of the fact that drug and alcohol abuse can also cause symptoms of a mental disorder – in other words, if you take away the drugs and alcohol, the mental problems ease up or go away entirely. But that's …[/rewrite]
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Frostproof Man Brings Experience to Tampa Medical Marijuana Business
Frostproof Man Brings Experience to Tampa Medical Marijuana Business
[rewrite]Assuming the ballot measure passes in November, Bufford said he expects to operate 15 treatment centers throughout the Tampa Bay area by mid-2015, including one in Lakeland. The business cards Bufford and his staff distribute say the company has …[/rewrite]
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California Hospital News Roundup for the Week of February 28, 2014
[rewrite]Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has dropped plans to increase the hospital's "facility charge" per visit from $ 10 to $ 91 after cancer patients who receive acupuncture treatment at the facility criticized the change, the San Francisco Business Times …[/rewrite]
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