drug and alcohol abuse

Two Groups at Forefront of Taking on Teen Drug Abuse

Two groups at forefront of taking on teen drug abuse

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Sun Street Centers is a 40-year-old group with a multi-pronged approach geared toward the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, as well as treatment and recovery. Coalitions have been formed to serve the Peninsula, Salinas and South County. Impact for …
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Lines of communication preferable to lines of cocaine

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Parents, Just Say No to Sharing Tales of Drug Use With Kids

Parents, Just Say No To Sharing Tales Of Drug Use With Kids

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But how parents address their own past drug use might be having unintended effects. When it comes to addressing their past, parents shouldn't lie. But use of drugs isn't something they should volunteer either, Kam says. She draws that conclusion from …
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Progress Requires Faster Growth

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Helping Atlantic City's Homeless

Helping Atlantic City's Homeless

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ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY — Last week, on a TV newscast, I saw the homeless woman who fatally stabbed two Canadians in Atlantic City last year. I could tell she “was not all there” even though I'm not a mental health professional … If anything …
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Brain injuries a subplot at Super Bowl

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Drugs Don't Benefit Preschoolers With Attention Disorder

Drugs Don't Benefit Preschoolers With Attention Disorder

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ADHD affects 3 percent to 5 percent of school-age children, mostly boys, according to the National Institutes of Health. Treatments include medication and behavior therapy. The ailment increases the likelihood of drug and alcohol abuse and difficulty …
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Correction: Treating Trauma Survivors story

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School-based counseling treatments showed the most promise, but there's no hard proof that anxiety drugs or other medication work and far more research is needed to provide solid answers, say the authors who reviewed 25 studies. Their report was …
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Cedar Hills, Highland, Alpine Considering Program for Youth

Cedar Hills, Highland, Alpine considering program for youth

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Residents of Cedar Hills, Highland and Alpine have a vague awareness of the problems of substance abuse within their communities, according to a community readiness survey done last year. Pat Bird, prevention manager for the Utah County Department of …
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'Crazy vet' assumptions after shootings more stereotype than reality

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Drug Overdoses Top AIDS as Main Cause of Death in U.S. Homeless

Drug overdoses top AIDS as main cause of death in U.S. homeless

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The tripling in the rate of death by drug overdose reflects an overall rise in pain-killer abuse, said Dr. Travis Baggett of Massachusetts General Hospital, the lead author of the study, to be published next month in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine …
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Overdoses highlight local drug problem

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