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Question by : Should I become a civil rights activist?
Originally I wanted to be a substance abuse counselor/Psychologist but now I’m definitely exploring my options and have plenty of time to decide.

I love to help people and I’ve noticed that whenever it comes to issues of race, I always have a statement to make. Always. It’s like I can’t stop myself and then when I’m done talking, I leave them speechless.

I start University in about a month and will be a Psychology major. (Bachelor of Arts)    Read more...

Reuters Magazine: Return of the Activist
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She was laid off two years ago from her job as a counselor at an alcohol and drug abuse center. I met her in late October in the crowd at Occupy Nashville. "This movement is full of people like me who feel like they have a boot across their necks," she …
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Reuters Magazine: Return of the Activist
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She was laid off two years ago from her job as a counselor at an alcohol and drug abuse center. I met her in late October in the crowd at Occupy Nashville. "This movement is full of people like me who feel like they have a boot across their necks," she …
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When it's more than a bad mood
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To learn more about child mental health and substance abuse services available through the Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services, call (800) 722-7710. Douglas Smith works with a teen in the Herman Rosenblum Child & Adolescent …
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Shelby County Drug Court to aid addicted moms
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Called "Born Addicted," the pilot program will suspend criminal prosecution of the women's drug charges while they participate in an 18-month Drug Court Treatment Program involving substance-abuse counseling, monitoring and education.
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Celebrate 'National School Counseling Week' with a hug
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Instead of going out for a celebration, school guidance counselors are helping kids address personal and social problems, substance abuse, attendance issues, and academics. They're trying to keep kids from dropping out, doing dope, or causing harm to …
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Online Substance Abuse Awareness In The Workplace

Please visit us at: www.compliancetraininggroup.com Welcome to Substance Abuse Awareness in the Workplace Training! This interactive and informative training session is presented by the Compliance Training Group, a division of Diversified Risk Management, Incorporated. This course is a practical guide for employers, but we are not attorneys, and therefore it should be considered neither “legal opinion” nor used as a substitute for legal advice. Employees who are substance abusers can be physically and mentally impaired while on the job. Substance abuse interferes with job satisfaction and the motivation to do a good job. It can affect productivity with Reduced output Increased errors Lower quality of work and Reduced customer satisfaction Stimulants are drugs that stimulate the central nervous system and excite bodily activity. Methamphetamine (often called “speed” or “crank”) is one of the fastest growing drugs of abuse. These drugs create less intense and less expensive cocaine-like effects in the body. An amphetamine is a synthetic stimulant first produced in 1887. It was at one time easy to obtain. Students used amphetamines to stay awake while cramming for exams, truck drivers used them on all-night hauls, and third-shift workers used the “pep pills” to stay alert at work. Amphetamine users will usually be hyped-up, talkative, and “wild-eyed” because the drug stimulates the central nervous system. Users can be irritable, paranoid, and can get violent. They also have …    Read more...

Substance Abuse Professionals of Texas

saptx.com Substance Abuse Professionals of Texas provides Substance Abuse Counseling, Offender Education, DOT SAP Services, Non-DOT EAP Services in San Antonio, Boerne and Kerville. Heather Allen Thompson is a DOT Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). With 35 years experience in addiction treatment, clients can be assured she is thorough and efficient in DOT Compliance policies without sacrificing safety.

Medicaid asks for additional funding for substance abuse treatment
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By Beth Musgrave — [email protected] FRANKFORT — If the legislature approves, nearly 6000 people could be treated for substance abuse under the state-federal program for the poor and disabled. Kentucky is one of only seven states that does …
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Chooper's Guide is Preferred Vendor for Addiction Treatment Resources
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Question by : A quick Question to all psychology majors and therapists?
What is the name of a Therapist who deals with people’s everyday problems, be it emotional, stress, loneliness etc..
basically a therapist to talk to about anything and you get “professional” advice in return

and what would you pick to be:
substance abuse, mental health, school or clinical therapist?

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Answer by noaloha53
i’m not a psych major or a therapist, but i think these are kind of self-explanatory

1. psychologist or psychiatrist (the difference is that psychiatrists have to go to medical school and can prescribe drugs)
2. mental health, because the others suck.

Give your answer to this question below!

STOP to attend national substance abuse conference
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