High-Powered Alliance to Tackle Prescription-Drug Abuse
"In order to truly move the needle on an issue as complex and massive as prescription-drug abuse, there has to be cooperation and input along the entire pharmaceutical supply chain," Alliance spokesperson Danielle Hagen wrote in an email. "The alliance … Read more on National Journal

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently … Read more on Wicked Local Fall River

Drug Abuse in the Mountain State
Fatal overdoses and serious drug abuse continue to be on the rise across the state, so is there enough being done to help combat The War On Drugs? Prescription drug abuse is a growing epidemic and the effects can be serious and dangerous. Not only … Read more on WDTV

NH leaders say drug addiction is driving crime
Public Safety Commissioner John Barthelmes on Friday told fellow members of the Governor's Commission on Alcohol Abuse, Prevention, Intervention and Treatment that 40 percent of the state's highway fatalities are linked to drug or alcohol abuse. He … Read more on Seacoastonline.com

ACLU: Treatment of mentally ill prisoners lacking
It also mandated new safeguards for mentally ill prisoners placed into solitary confinement, such as private treatment sessions. Conley described the reality of treatment for prisoners in solitary confinement as far different. She said inmates held in … Read more on Albany Times Union

Only therapy is going to break the cycle for addicts
There is very little funding in our province to help addicts break their habit aside from private treatment facilities that can cost over $ 20,000. Government-funded facilities house former convicts who have not been rehabilitated and can cause more … Read more on Delta-Optimist

Addictions Specialist Joins Promises Treatment Centers as Director of Young …
Ms. Ogle has more than 25 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults in addiction, trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders in both a treatment center environment as well as in private practice. She is a licensed … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Question by Dessiree: Kendra wilkinson did drugs?
I saw on a commercial for her True Hollywood Story (THS) and she was doing drugs…
Did she really do drugs and at what age did she start??

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Answer by ???zzz
Kendra Wilkinson Reveals Past Cocaine Use, Hospitalization
March 16th, 2010 6:49 PM by Hilton Hater Tags: Kendra Wilkinson
In news that shouldn’t be shocking for someone that has posed in Playboy and dated a senior citizen, Kendra Wilkinson reveals the following personal details of her life in her new E! True Hollywood Story:

She once dabbled in cocaine and was hospitalized as a teenager for drug abuse and suicidal thoughts.

Around 13, Kendra says she started to hang out with a “rebel group.”

“All of a sudden they broke out this white stuff,” she said. “I did it, and I started feeling this big ball of chalk going down my throat and I was like ‘what is this ****! Ew this is so gross.’. After that I started feeling pretty good. That was the start of my drug days.”
Due to these issues, Kendra’s mother admitted her daughter for two weeks to a secured psychiatric facility.

“It was crazy in that place,” Wilkinson says in the TV special. “A lot of those kids were suicidal like me and we didn’t see daylight. We weren’t allowed outside. It was basically a jail, but it was a hospital.”

Kendra says the experience actually “made me worse,” as she ran away from home her sophomore year of high school.

“I was still on drugs,” she says. “All throughout sophomore year I lived with this guy and I did drugs for that long. Every day, every minute.”

The model has turned things around now.

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Hawaii lawmakers weigh bills on mental health and drug abuse services for at …
HONOLULU — Four of every five teens who appear in Judge R. Mark Browning's family court, he told Hawaii lawmakers Friday, abuse some sort of substance: alcohol, cocaine, heroin, gasoline, cold medicine or "a number of other things you've never heard … Read more on The Republic

State Approaches to Prescription Drug Abuse
State Approaches to Prescription Drug Abuse. Members of … Unidentified Speaker PROBLEMS OF SCRIPTURE AND DRUG ABUSE IN THE STATES. … PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS DEVASTATING TO OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. Read more on C-SPAN

Del. Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse Becomes Law
"This new law is a powerful tool available to law enforcement as we continue to aggressively combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse in our state," Attorney General Biden said. "I applaud the General … HB 154 creates a new criminal … Read more on WBOC TV 16

Question by Pretty thang: I need help with my essay?
My name is Rebekkah. i am 30 years old. I graduated from California State University Dominguez Hills with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Pschology. Most of my concentration courses were in Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of the Aging, and The Family. My passion is to work with individuals and families that suffer from mental health and conduct disorders, substance abuse, and family violence issues. I believe that treatment must first begin with involving the entire family.
I have five years of experience working in mental health field with a variety of clients.
First, my job experience working as a mentor/tutor with low-income at-risk children introduced me to the mental health field. And as a result of this experience, I am dedicated to pursuing a career in Marriage and Family therapy. I also have worked with clients in a residential treatment facility who have behavioral and emotional problems. These clients need to be in a more structured environment where treatment can help them overcome their behaviors. I have experience in working with clients to set initial goals and a plan to meet his/her goals. SEcond, my experience as a case manager in handling domestic violence cases taught me that there needs to be professions that can be emphathetic to their needs and situations. I believe that I can bring my attributes to your program of being an empathetic person, compassion, and maintaining confidentiality.

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Answer by KnowsEverything773
I’m not entirely sure where your question is, unless you just want feedback on your essay and this is it.

Feedback:
-I don’t know that I would start with “My name is…I am…years old,” etc. I think there’s a stronger way you could phrase that. Eg. “I am Rebekkah, a graduate of California State Dominguez Hills with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology.” Do you need to put your age?
-Sentences that start with “I think” and “I believe” are not very strong. Excessive use of the verb “to be” is also risky. For example, in your last sentence, you can probably make it stronger by moving “I believe” to a less important part of the sentence and phrasing it like this: “As an empathetic and compassionate individual who knows the importance of maintaining confidentiality, I believe that I could contribute much to your program.”
-Watch out for spelling and grammar errors, as well as typos. “SEcond, my experience…” <-typo! -Revised sentence: "My passion is working with individuals and families that suffer from..." -Your sentence that starts "And as a result" - drop the "And" and start with "As" instead. -Drop the "First," in "First, my job experience..." -Revised sentence: "I have worked with clients to initially establish individual goals and then a plan to meet these goals." Revised sentence: Drop "Second" and then rephrase, "As a case manager in handling domestic violence cases, I learned that professionals must be empathetic to the various needs of clients and to the situations themselves. Sorry that's all kind of out of order...I just wrote down suggestions as I went through in my weird order, but I hope it helps.

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Gov. Deval Patrick announces reforms to provide re-entry programs for inmates …
Deval Patrick on Thursday announced several reforms of the criminal justice system aimed at helping inmates reenter society after incarceration and improving treatment for individuals with substance abuse problems by keeping them out of the prison system. Read more on MassLive.com

Drug Court headed for Lampasas County
“The participants will mainly have a past history of enrollment in a drug treatment program, be nonviolent offenders or have a possible case or crime that was motivated by drug use,” said Todd Jermstad, 27th district community supervision and … Read more on Killeen Daily Herald

Question by Jason A: What is the carbon footprint for driving 100 MPH drunk and wasted on drugs?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070704/ap_on_re_us/people_gore_s_son

Write that carbon footprint check to one of your investments Al Gore. We need to save the Earth.

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Answer by grizzbr1
Bit of role reversal: “The sins of the sons are visited on the fathers.”

Bet your parents are proud of you, too. If they only knew.
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Off Beat: Hudson woman raising drug awareness after daughter's death
Alysa Ivy, a talented young artist from Hudson, created this painting before she died last May of a heroin overdose at age 21. Alysa's mother, Karen Hale, now sees the references to love and hate and the question mark behind the word alive as symbolic … Read more on Leader-Telegram

Faith briefs: Calvary church talk to raise drug awareness
TEMPLE HILLS COMMUNITY — A talk on prescription drug awareness and abuse will be 2-3:15 p.m. Feb. 23 at Pearre Creek Elementary School. The session will be led by Rod Bragg, assistant commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, … Read more on The Tennessean

Drug, Alcohol Awareness Weekend At Ocean County Mall
Also, Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Anthony Pierro is coordinating the Drug Awareness Weekend event at the Ocean County Mall in center court Friday evening and Saturday morning. Members of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office will be there from 5 … Read more on Patch.com

Addiction treatment services shift in North Central WV
United Summit Center has shifted where it provides some of its addiction treatment services and has opened a new outpatient clinic in Preston County to treat both children and adults. Headquartered in Clarksburg, USC is a comprehensive mental health … Read more on State Journal

Most addicts won't seek treatment — until police intervene
He likened meth to cocaine, in terms of addiction. But the high for meth is so much more intense, that it's even harder for addicts to break away. Still, he said, meth patients who find assistance at intensive outpatient programs usually do as well as … Read more on The Herald Bulletin