Military Substance Abuse Programs Lag Despite Rising Drug, Alcohol Rates

Military Substance Abuse Programs Lag Despite Rising Drug, Alcohol Rates

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Defense department substance abuse strategies are insufficient, report finds. Alcohol and prescription drug abuse among military personnel has risen over the last decade, but the Armed Forces' treatment and screening programs remain behind the times, …
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Military needs to better address substance abuse by troops, study says

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The services operate substance-abuse programs with little direction or accountability from the Pentagon and this needs to change, the committee report says. "Rather than continuing to use a 20th-century workforce to treat (substance abuse disorders …
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Hundreds pack state house to mark 'recovery month'

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Lawmakers also restored funding for a handful of programs that went without funds during fiscal 2012, including substance abuse step-down recovery services and secure treatment facilities for opiate addiction, DeLeo said. Hundreds of people who have …
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Fair offers drug abuse help and information

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Fair offers drug abuse help and information. ALBERT LEA, Minn. (FOX 47) — Drug and alcohol … It is seen both ways as the Fountain Centers and the Freeborn County Partners in Prevention put on the Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Recovery Resource …
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