Free training program: alcohol and substance abuse counselor

Published March 15, 2014

Free training program: alcohol and substance abuse counselor
The Outreach Training Institute is offering scholarships and job placement assistance for its Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) training program to those who qualify as low income and meet certain other criteria. Through a …
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Standing up to substance abuse
Popular movies, like Spring Breakers and American Pie, glorify this lifestyle, often without fully explaining what can happen when drinking and drug use go wrong. Students need to stop looking at drugs as “part of the experience,” and instead confront …
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Surprising Number of Teens Binge Drinking, Trying Drugs
LAS VEGAS — New numbers show nearly half of Nevada kids admit to trying drugs, almost 40 percent say they have smoked marijuana, nearly 18 percent admit to binge drinking in the last 30 days, and nearly 19 percent say they have abused prescription …
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The Mind in Motion: Alcohol and Drug Abuse with Anxiety and Depression Part 2 — Mind in Motion Host Mary is joined by frequent guest Justine Pawlukewicz, Ph.D. to discuss the effects of self-medicating with drugs and alcohol to help with…