Drug Free Partnership Awards More Than $56K in Grants
... than K in grants Open Door Adolescent Health Center: For primary prevention education services to students at Michigan City High School. The impact of underage drinking and binge drinking, standard drinking measurements and the progression of alcohol addiction will be … Read more on News Dispatch Gold Medal Giver: Jean Thomas Teens battling addiction can see a brighter future thanks to this week's Gold Medal Giver. Jean Thomas is a volunteer at the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana (CADA). It's a substance abuse treatment center where youth can … Read more on KTAL Read ...
Prop. 47 Report Finds Fewer Drug Arrests, Less Crowding in Jails
Prop. 47 report finds fewer drug arrests, less crowding in jails Less than four months after California voters approved Proposition 47, the landmark law is already having significant effects on Los Angeles County's criminal justice system. A new report by the county chief executive office attempts to measure the … Read more on Los Angeles Times Police arrest man in stabbing in south Redding REDDING, California – Redding police say they've arrested a Pittsburg, California, man who stabbed a Redding man on S. Market Street this evening. Breun Cantrell Hernandez, 30, stabbed Trevor Ray, 27, of Redding, … An ambulance took Ray to Mercy … Read more on Redding Record Searchlight Read more... ...
Dying to Be Free
... To Be Free He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag. The moment reminds his father of Patrick's graduation from college, and he takes a picture of his son with his cell … Read more on Huffington Post Msgr. William O'Brien, 90, Dies; Innovator in Treating Drug Abuse Tall and dapper — he favored well-made suits and snap-brim caps and called his clerical garb “my monkey suit” — Monsignor O'Brien became something of a celebrity through Daytop, which is not affiliated with the Catholic Church. He was courted by … Read more on New York Times Read ...
Heroin No Longer Urban-Only Crisis
Heroin no longer urban-only crisis Now, however, use has been increasing at a rate that is alarming health and mental health workers, drug rehabilitation centers, police, lawmakers and public officials. According to Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services … Read more on TheDay.com Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse. With heroin abuse an urgent health crisis that has Connecticut in its grip, the new detoxification program, Mountainside Detox, is being created to alleviate the mounting … Read more on PR Web (press release) Read more... ...
Free Vivitrol Therapy Starts for Florida Drug Addicts Ordered to Seek Treatment
... Vivitrol therapy starts for Florida drug addicts ordered to seek treatment The drug has been on the market for about five years, said Mark Fontaine, director of the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association. But its wholesale price is about $ 1,000 per dose before treatment and administrative costs. "Nobody could afford it … Read more on Tampabay.com Stressed out: Youths turn to meds As a result, more doctors are prescribing anti-anxiety and sleep medication to kids as young as 12 to help them cope. A new University of Michigan study has found that adolescent prescription drug users are more prone to abuse those drugs. According to … Read more on Toledo ...
Trust You Will Tread or Float
... a daily basis: teacher, healer, helper, educator, coach, big sister, mother, friend, confidante, trainer and, in all honesty, sometimes I'm the provider of a swift kick in the ass. Unbeknownst to … Read more on Huffington Post What's Going On The workshops will cover many caregiving related topics, healthy living education and awareness on the last Wednesday of each month from 12-1 p.m. to reserve you seat contact Angie Bailey at 336-414-1122 or [email protected]. …. Drug abuse help … Read more on The Stokes News Read ...