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Question by Back to Hookin’: Should politicians take a drug test before being sworn in?
More than once, Scott has said publicly that people on welfare use drugs at a higher rate than the general population. The 2 percent test fail rate seen by DCF, however, does not bear that out.

According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, performed by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, 8.7 percent of the population nationally over age 12 uses illicit drugs. The rate was 6.3 percent for those ages 26 and up.

A 2008 study by the Office of National Drug Control Policy also showed that 8.13 percent of Floridians age 12 and up use illegal drugs.

Newton said that’s proof the drug-testing program is based on a stereotype, not hard facts.    Read more...

A record of success Integrity House drug rehab program for women could be a …
Filed under: substance abuse professional

In early October, the Freeholders awarded a professional services contract with Integrity House Inc. to provide residential substance abuse treatment for women at the Hudson County Correctional Center from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013 at a cost of …
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Q5: Suicide prevention program offers help for military members
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Q5: Suicide prevention program offers help for military members; Kevin Wharton is the Suicide Prevention Program Manager, Army Substance Abuse Program, Directorate of Human Resources, U. S. Garrison, Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth.
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Marijuana, prescription drugs are top substances in schools
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Question by joceytinamom: Can you give me some advice?
Its been more or less a year and a half sense I left the father of my two little girls. Violence, substance abuse, verbal abuse, and laziness from his part was all I aver received in return for my love and care. I now have custody of my two little girls per family court, he got drug testing mandated and did not follow thur with it, so per court he is suppose to drug test and pay out of his own pocket for that, now it seems like its my responsibility to call him in for drug testing. In my opinion, ” I want nothing to do with him”. He had his chance to make things right, he took everything I ever did to help him out of his addiction for granted”. At this point and with everything that I have experienced through out the five years of being with him I don’t care about his decisions any longer. He has never supported them in any way, keeps on calling me saying that he wants to see my daughters, that he has money and gifts for them. I do need that money but I don’t want to see him. Please help, what do you advice I do?    Read more...

New CMHS Head Has Seen MH Care From Both Sides
Filed under: definition of substance abuse

Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., began working as a consumer-affairs specialist at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 1995 and was recently named head of the agency's Center for Mental Health Services. CMHS. CMHS is part of the …
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Addiction to the internet
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Anyone who spends more than 38 hours a week on the internet using Facebook, e-mails or texts on their mobile phones can be defined as an internet addict. I have just spent eight days cruising the Norwegian Fjords. The most amazing … IA appears to be …
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BVU expands alcohol policies, aims for student safety
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Army Substance Abuse Program from US Army Installation Management Command

This video is about the Army Substance Abuse Program from the United States Army Installation Management Command. — About the USArmy Installation Management Community: IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of US Army installations around the globe – We are the Army’s Home. Army installations are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. Fire, police, public works, housing, and child-care are just some of the things IMCOM does in Army communities every day. We endeavor to provide a quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families commensurate with their service. Our professional workforce strives to deliver on the commitments of the Army Family Covenant, honor the sacrifices of military Families, and enable the Army Force Generation cycle. Our Mission: To provide standardized, effective and efficient services, facilities and infrastructure to Soldiers, Civilians and Families for an Army and Nation engaged in persistent conflict. Our Vision: Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations’ mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier, Civilian and Family well-being and readiness. To learn more about IMCOM, visit us online: IMCOM Official Web Site – www.imcom.army.mil Flickr Photostream – www.flickr.com YouTube – www.youtube.com Twitter – www.twitter.com Facebook …    Read more...

Introduction to Tobacco and Mental Health Seminar

Treating Tobacco Dependence in Smokers with Co-Occurring Psychiatric or Addictive Disorders Judith (Jody) Prochaska, PhD, MPH, presents and engaging 2 1/2 hour seminar for those working in mental health and substance abuse facilities on the impact of tobacco in behavioral health settings. She discusses the reason tobacco needs to be a primary focus of treatment, some of the evidence-based practices that help people quit, and presents some skills to use better address tobacco as a clinician.

 

IOM: DoD policies worsen drug, alcohol problems
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On-base facilities that sell cheap alcohol to troops, Pentagon policies that allow controlled substances to be prescribed without tracking, and Tricare rules against covering current treatments for substance abuse are contributing to the military's …
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