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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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Shelter's Remodel Helps Homeless Veterans Focus on Staying Sober

Shelter's Remodel Helps Homeless Veterans Focus On Staying Sober
[rewrite]Thirty-one veterans who live at Bryce House are recovering from various forms of substance abuse. They say the remodel helps them stay focused on getting out of their addictions and being productive members of society. "Anytime we have a project like …[/rewrite]
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FDA move aims to curb opiate abuse as painkiller addiction rises in county
[rewrite]In Pittsfield, 90 to 95 percent of break-ins and shopliftings are directly attributable to drugs, police say. A city substance abuse treatment center has seen an increase of at least 70 percent in clients treated for opiate dependency in the past three …[/rewrite]
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Will Maine Lead the Way in Importing Prescription Drugs?

Will Maine lead the way in importing prescription drugs? — Maine employers and consumers say that importing prescription pharmaceuticals from foreign mail-order pharmacies saves them a lot of money– and legislators …


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What Are the Roles of Medication in Substance Abuse Treatment?

Question by abygail xr: What are the roles of medication in substance abuse treatment?
[rewrite]I know that there are some substance addictions that have no medications to counter the effects of the drug. So why is it that there are some substance addictions that do need medication?
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Answer by destiny s
Medications are needed for some addictions because these help with the treatment process. They help ease withdrawal symptoms, which can happen when the patient stops taking in drugs or alcohol. Medications also help in restoring the patient’s brain functioning back to normal. It also lessens a patient’s chances of relapse by interfering with triggers so as to help the patient sustain recovery.

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