Treatment Must Be Part of Solution to Drug Robberies

Treatment must be part of solution to drug robberies

Filed under: drug abuse articles

Prescription drug abuse is a serious issue in the state and country, but Maine not only has a high rate – it had the highest in 2011. According to a report from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released in January …
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Pineview School students win Public Service Announcement competition on

Filed under: drug abuse articles

"Prescription and over-the-counter drugs are among the most commonly abused drugs by teens, so we wanted to see how students would reach out to peers with this lifesaving message," said Sheriff Tom Knight. "As the entries showed, we have some real …
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Ames Police Blotter: Felony Drug Possession and Domestic Abuse

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Emily Dirks, 24, S. 5th Street, was charged with drug possession/delivery marijuana, a Class D felony; possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to affix a drug tax stamp, a Class D felony; at 4 a.m.. William Dorrlacombe, 23, Kellogg Ave., was …
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Interventions for Substance Abuse; Mental Health — Abstract Session 3 – Moderators’ introduction by Drs. David Vlahov and Elise Riley “Consumer Perspectives on Alcohol Use among HIV-positive African Americans” by Dr. E. Maxwell Davis “Creating a Model Prevention and Education Program for Young Adult Injection Drug Users (IDU)” by Pamela DeCarlo “Differences in Substance-related Risk Behavior between Dual and Triple Diagnosed Severely Mentally Ill Adults” by Dr. Michelle Hampton “Seeking Safety Group Therapy for Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorder in HIV-positive Transgender Women: A Feasibility Study” by Susannah Empsom “Addressing Disparities and Social Stigma: Health Promotion with Crack Smokers” by Allison Kraus and Paul Harkin “Does Expressive Writing in Group Therapy Settings Decrease Symptoms of Depression in HIV-positive Minority Cohorts?” by Peter Marcus www.hivforum.org

 

From Twitter:

Drug Abuse in Seniors on the Rise: http://t.co/hhYzCOC5 – by Smart__Health (AlignLife)

From Twitter:

Viagra and the NFL: A New Drug Abuse Trend? http://t.co/yeiqxCtj via @lockthecabinet – by TheFlyandJackal (Steven White)

From Twitter:

Drug Abuse in Seniors on the Rise: http://t.co/hhYzCOC5 – by Smart__Health (AlignLife)