Drug addiction on the rise
Drug addiction on the rise
McKee said that drug use is a growing problem that the not-for-profit community mental health system has to deal with on a daily basis. For the complete article, see today's print edition of The Daily Record, or view the e-Edition online. © 2014 …
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Hynde slams booze and talent shows
Rock star Chrissie Hynde has hit out at alcohol, describing it as the "scandal of our times" and the same as drug addiction. The 62-year-old former Pretenders front woman said that she learned about the dangers of booze after she was jailed for being …
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Natural gas and climate problems
Using gas instead of oil is like a drug addict replacing heroin with methadone — a step in the right direction, but one that fails to provide the meaningful and long-term recovery we need. Vermont, along with other states in the region, has committed …
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Substance Abuse Help Coming, But Is It Enough? — Millions of Americans will get new insurance coverage for addiction treatment next year, but the system may not be ready for the wave of new patients. (April…
@Issue: To legalize pot…or not
@Issue: To legalize pot…or not
In 2009, New Jersey law enforcement made more than 26,000 arrests for marijuana, disproportionately of people of color, each one of which cost taxpayers somewhere around $ 1,500 in police and court costs and several hours in law enforcement time …
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Push is on to expand users of overdose drug
The rate of fatal overdoses in the U.S. has tripled since 1991, and opioid-related drugs, particularly painkillers, account for most of the increase, according to a National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors' report released last …
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Heroin bill won't pass this session
The comprehensive bill targeted three areas to deal with the growing problem of heroin trafficking and its often fatal consequences – education, treatment and law enforcement aid. Among its provisions, the bill would have: • Redirected money saved by …
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Prison Reform Is Bigger in Texas
In Texas, funneling money to special courts (like drug courts or prostitution courts), rehabilitation, and probation in an effort to make sure current offenders don't reoffend, instead of continuing to make room for more prisoners, has resulted in …
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Lowering the Drinking Age I: Presentation, Part 2 of 2 — Stanton participated in a distinguished panel at Manhattanville College which debated lowering the drinking age. See Stanton Peele’s website at http://www.pe…
Tom Hardy: 'Drug abuse nearly killed me'
Tom Hardy: 'Drug abuse nearly killed me'
The Dark Knight Rises star fell into a downward spiral of alcohol, illegal substance abuse and criminal behaviour in his youth before kicking his addictions in 2003. Hardy now refers to his battle with drugs as a "near-death experience" and insists a …
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Will FDA-approved heroin antidote device encourage more drug use?
Opioids include prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin, as well as the street drug heroin. We see you've been enjoying the content on our exclusive member website. Ready to get unlimited … “While the larger goal is to reduce the need for …
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Revealed: how Big Pharma funds trials for the drugs you are prescribed
THE Scottish NHS body that approves new drugs is under pressure after it emerged it gave a green light to a new pill for heavy drinkers on the basis of clinical trials funded by the drug's own manufacturer. THE Scottish NHS … "The drugs in alcohol …
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Russell Brand Tells MPs Drug Addiction Should Be Treated As Illness — Comedian Russell Brand has told MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee addiction should be treated as an illness instead of a crime. The 36-year-old who sa…
A Question About Limbaugh’s Drug Problems?
Question by c.n.: A Question About Limbaugh’s Drug Problems?
How many times has Rush Limbaugh been in rehab?
Best answer:
Answer by david b
None, a conservative Florida judge let him go free with no real punishment. Even when he was caught carrying Viagra into the U.S., which he didn’t have a prescription for which is a felony, they still let him walk away free.
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starting new busines drug/alcohol?
Question by pleasuretopleaseyou: starting new busines drug/alcohol?
I am interested in researching the requirements in opening a drug/alcohol dui school. Anyone ever inquire the procedures and laws which is needed for this type of business
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Answer by Dylan B
OMFG i dunno but i wanna join!
Answer by Rickydotcom
In the U.S. this type of school is generally licensed and regulated by the state. The facility where I work has college-educated, licensed counselors. Program curriculum is setby each state but most use ASAM Patient Placement Criteria as a basis for their programs. Maryland has two different DWI/DUI programs, a 3 hr alcohol education course and a 12 hr DUI course. Each program is approved by the MVA and the state Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration. The educators/counselors must be state-certified.
The place to start looking is to inquire at other programs in the area. Ask them what agency licenses them, etc. Good luck.
O'Malley signs more than 100 bills, including pre-K expansion
“I've seen what drug addiction has done to the people of our state and the people of our city, and I also know that this drug and its use and its abuse can be a gateway to even more harmful behavior,” O'Malley said in January. But in his April 7 …
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Farming 4 Hunger opens growing season with blessings
Let's bring people who are broken, suffering from alcohol and drug addiction, from depression, divorce, and heal them here.” Fowler introduced two men who had worked at Serenity last season as inmates at the Southern Maryland Pre-Release Center in …
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Maryland Dems back decriminalizing pot
"I talked to people who deal with drug abuse issues, with rehabilitation issues, I became convinced that marijuana was, in fact, a threshold [sic] drug and that it would lead to the use of harder, very harmful drugs," Hoyer said on an interview with C …
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