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Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Report Using Someone Else's …
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Study participants from two adolescent substance abuse treatment programs in the Denver metropolitan area were asked questions about their medical marijuana use.121 of 164 adolescents (73.8%) reported using medical marijuana that had been …
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Teenage drink and drug abuse figures cause for concern
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Teenage drink and drug abuse figures cause for concern. By Chris Kilpatrick Monday, 6 August 2012. Steady numbers of teenagers every week require hospital treatment for the effects of drink and drugs — with an increase in legal highs noted by medical …
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Corcoran SATF Inmate Assaults Nurse
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(Press Release) California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran (CSATF) investigators have launched an investigation into the attempted murder of a 38-year-old registered nurse, who is a six-year veteran of the California …
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Question by abnjim5: Is substance abuse a disease or a behaviour?
Alcoholics Anonymous and the American Medical Association claim that substance abuse or alcohol dependence is a disease. In DSM-IV, “disease” is not mentioned when diagnosing patients with alcohol issues as described in diagnostic criteria.

AA cult members compare their created and appropriately cult modified definition “Alcoholic” to other diseases like diabetes and cancer.

If the problem of substance abuse and dependence is a disease, why does a person that is stopped driving drunk by the police taken to a jail instead of to a hospital. The person arrested informed the police that he was diseased and powerless yet he was still taken to jail.

Is AA’s and AMA’s definition of a drunk to a disease valid or is this “disease” diagnoses simply given to capitalize monetarily on a human malady? (Institution AA is VERY expensive!)    Read more...

Treatment forums mainly report on substance abuse and addiction therapies, research, news, and events of interest to both healthcare professionals and patients. They operate with the aim of helping people addicted to alcohol and drugs curb their cravings. Self-help groups, support groups, individuals, and several other corporations are a part of this effort. These forums are formed to extend the reach of a proven effective program and help more people who need their services through funding treatment research, spreading awareness, and potentially providing scholarships.

Many such forums maintained online feature extensive resources such as current and past issues of AT Forum newsletters, special research reports, FAQs, notices of upcoming treatment techniques, and much more. Few such forums are Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA), Addiction Treatment Forum, The Stanton Peele Addiction Website, or JoinTogether.org.    Read more...

by Ed Yourdon

Most people with alcohol substance abuse go into therapy at some point in their treatment. Therapy is usually a one-on- one session with a psychologist, psychiatrist or psychiatric social worker. The therapy is designed to get to the bottom of the alcohol substance abuse and its origins. It can help the alcoholic recover faster and better when they realize why they have been abusing alcohol for so long.

Sometimes childhood issues are discussed with those who have alcohol substance abuse issues. The alcoholic may have one or more alcoholic parents who allowed the child to drink at a young age or gave the person certain ideas about why alcohol was a good thing. The alcoholic may have a hereditary predisposition to alcohol substance abuse and must realize that, in order to break the cycle, they must work hard to stop drinking.    Read more...

Question by Allenph: How to get my drivers license in Florida?
So I am turning 16 in a week and I have been looking into how I am going to get my license. I do have a permit that I will have had for around a year…but it is from Utah. Am I required to get another permit and hold it for 6 months before applying for a license (that is how it is in Utah)? What is the “Traffic Law & Substance Abuse Education Course”? Was it the test I took for my permit? A new written test?

On another note how hard is the driving test? I have pretty much mastered most of driving in the year I have had my permit, but I still haven’t even attempted parallel parking. Do I really need to study for the written test or is it going to be common sense like the permit test? Thanks in advanced!    Read more...

Sadly, It's Again Time to Praise NASCAR for Their Substance Abuse Policy
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By the beginning of the 2008 season, the toughest substance abuse policy in professional sports was now in place. During each NASCAR racing weekend officials makes a random selection of 15 team members and orders them to submit a urine sample to its …
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Substance Abuse Counseling Certification and Recertification Offered by AIHCP
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Warren, OH, July 13, 2012 –(PR.com)– The American Institute of Health Care Professionals has recently announced the availability of certification programs for professionals who want to become substance abuse and addiction counselors. Recertification …
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NASCAR's Allmendinger agrees to recovery program
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The program includes an evaluation by a substance abuse professional, counseling or rehabilitation. NASCAR has suspended Allmendinger indefinitely after a test of his backup urine sample conducted Tuesday confirmed an initial positive test in late June.
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