Area Experts Weigh in on Marijuana Debate
Area experts weigh in on marijuana debate
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Bill White, program director at Crossroads, a Mentor-based agency offering mental health and substance abuse services for children and adolescents, said embracing recreational pot use would be problematic. "It can be tempting to, in some ways, dismiss …
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Tshwane Community Educated on Drug Abuse
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Research conducted in the area showed that 56 percent of the community believe that substance abuse is very high, and another 57 percent of people felt that there was not enough information available about referral systems to services for drug users.
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The Brien Center
The Brien Center provides mental health and substance abuse services to all segments of the Berkshire County population in Western Massachusetts. We serve over 10000 clients annually, more than 500 whom are chronically mentally ill. The largest percentage of our outpatient services is for treatment of individuals who suffer from anxiety and depression. Over 4000 of our clients are children. The Brien Center is the primary mental health and substance abuse provider for the region and is the sole provider for the uninsured and the under-insured; we believe that health care is a right and not a privilege.
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