substance abuse and mental health services administration

San Francisco Drug Users Bring Harm Reduction to the Streets

San Francisco drug users bring harm reduction to the streets

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association inc

For example, there are methadone clinics and substance abuse recovery programs. One of the programs … Used syringes can spread infectious diseases like HIV or Hepatitis C. New syringes eliminate that risk, so needle exchanges have drawn the support …
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Curtis Trotter: Addiction: Why can't they just stop?

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Music Therapy and Military Populations: An Update

Music Therapy and Military Populations: An Update

Filed under: Massachusetts Drug Rehab Centers

Music therapy services are an integral part of care delivered in military treatment facilities and VA medical centers throughout the US. Board-certified music therapists serve as members of patient-centered interdisciplinary teams. They work alongside …
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Addiction Meds Effective but Buprenorphine a Better Bet?

Filed under: Massachusetts Drug Rehab Centers

They are part of the "Assessing the Evidence Base Series," commissioned by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through a contract with Truven Health Analytics of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The MMT efficacy review …
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Benedum Foundation, FMFWV Partnering to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

Benedum Foundation, FMFWV partnering to battle prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

“One unique health issues challenging health care providers in West Virginia is the treatment of chronic pain. While many legitimate chronic pain sufferers exist, West Virginia has become a state plagued by prescription drug abuse. This abuse has …
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These 'Bitcoins For Marijuana' Try To Solve Legal Weed's Big Heist Problem

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Questions About Drug Abuse?

Question by Zugoo: Questions about drug abuse?
Hello, i have a project about drugs, but i need some questions to write about before i start.
Does anyone have any idea for some questions about how to fight drug abuse by teenagers?

Thank you!

Best answer:

Answer by Casey
Projects start with research.
Google ” Illegal drugs and teens”

or “Is marijuana addictive for some all or none.”

http://alcoholism.about.com/od/pot/a/bla…

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/pot/f/mjp…

http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/mariju…

http://www.5min.com/Video/Long-term-Affe…

Amphetamine Abuse (Strange Symptom)?

Question by lancee813: Amphetamine Abuse (strange symptom)?
I know someone (60 yrs. old) who was abusing dexadrine and then adderall for over a year, during this time I noticed that they were constantly humming this short tune, over and over and over again, all the time. This humming began around the time the abuse began. He was combining the amphetamines with Vicodin , Effexor, and Seroquel. He has supposedly been clean of the amphetamines for the last month yet the humming continues. Could this possibly be a sign of brain damage from the drug abuse? Also, why did the drug induce this constant humming in the first place? Thanks for any help..

How Is It That Abortion Is Not Considered Neglect, Child Abuse and So Forth by Some?

Question by williambradle: How is it that abortion is not considered neglect, child abuse and so forth by some?
and even if you say these are not humans which they are what else would they be I can still assure you that most women that have abortion don’t read scientific journals about early life and science so they could care less if it was or was not which is just as outrageous! If you don’t agree with me here then I would also like to make the argument that having sex and getting pregnant unplanned is a form of neglect and irresponsibility like driving while your drunk or something, so point is this is a huge form of child abuse is that not undeniable?