A Creative Approach to Managing Substance Abuse

A Creative Approach to Managing Substance Abuse

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

Alcohol and drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in young people in the United States. … Sharon Levy, MD, MPH, Director of the hospital's Adolescent Substance Abuse Program and Steering Committee member for the Prescribers' Clinical …
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Toughen law on imposed addictions treatment, mom says

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

Fenton Katchmar said her daughter's problem with drugs and alcohol started when Chantaey was about 13. The teen experimented with ecstasy and progressed to more powerful drugs that quickly became an addiction. "The drugs had such control of her," …
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Strapped CPS poised to cut key services

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

CPS workers typically assigned a parent aide to help facilitate visits and referred parents to Families FIRST for treatment and urinalysis. Drugs or alcohol play a role in about 80 percent of CPS cases. Substance-abuse experts say it's important to get …
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