ProSam Addiction and ProSam Abuse

Colo. Teen Addiction Centers Gear Up for Legal Pot
Dr. Christian Thurstone, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado and the head of the teen rehab center Adolescent STEP: Substance Abuse Treatment Education & Prevention Program, said 95 percent of patient referrals to the program are … Read more on ABC News (blog)

New Substance Abuse Helpline Provides Young Adults With Addiction and …
Fortunately, a new adolescent substance abuse helpline is providing a much-needed resource for local teens trying to overcome their chemical dependency. The Reynoldsburg Adolescent Rehab Helpline has been established to help young adults with … Read more on PR Web (press release)

As substance abuse rises, so does demand for counseling
Although down one-third of its staffing, the need for substance abuse counseling provided by Badlands Human Service Center in Dickinson has increased with the area's growing population. … “We do offer day treatment with a residential component.”. Read more on Grand Forks Herald

Individuals, teens targeted in M heroin treatment package
Kentucky officials will throw $ 32 million toward substance abuse treatment, offering individual grants to 850 residents who cannot afford treatment and providing communities a chance at getting juvenile treatment centers, among other initiatives … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Judge delays ruling in AG's suit vs. horse slaughterhouse
The FDA classifies them as a non food animal for a good reason: they contain drug residues with no expiration date like Bute already banned as cancer-causing in animals raised for food, which horses are not ! You have … To ignore these numbers and … Read more on Santa Fe New Mexican.com

Law enforcement's pot claims inaccurate
… Federal Institute of Medicine study, less than 10 percent of those who try marijuana meet the clinical criteria for dependence, while 32 percent of tobacco and 15 percent of alcohol users do (http://www.drugpolicy.org/drug-facts/10-facts-about … Read more on Corvallis Gazette Times

OP-ED: Reducing Youth Crime by Treating Substance Abuse
Their six-step model tracks various phases of youth involvement with the justice system and brings together “judges, probation officers, substance abuse treatment professionals and community members” to provide the services that kids need to address … Read more on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

Question by Biking in 209: What kind of drug test shows a positive test for heroin/methadone?
My ex-wife is a heroin addict who is in methadone “treatment”. She is coming after my children that I have had 75% custody of since the seperation. She has told the court that she is in treatment, but family and friends state that she is currenty back on heroin and maybe abusing her methadone. My problem is that the county court’s drug test is a hair test and only shows up “opiates”. My lawyer is convinced that no other test will work. I am desperate to find a test that will either show heroin and methadone seperate, or will show she’s abusing her doses. This woman walked out of her family’s life and five years later has no job, income, and has another child out of wedlock. I have three children that are scared to death to be with her, and when they do, they always come back emotionally scarred. Please help! Thanks

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Answer by A***n G
I believe a urine test will work, call a clinic and ask

you may want to stress that meth is a dependant drug when you go before the courts.

I went through this with my ex, it is not an easy route, I wish you plenty of luck

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Letter: Wrong way to deal with inmate drug abuse
It will probably surprise most people, but there is zero substance abuse treatment within the prisons of our state. Like the failed war on drugs, the Department of Corrections addresses drug abuse solely via futile efforts at eliminating supply while … Read more on Concord Monitor

Kansas Lawmakers Who Use Drugs Could Get Special Treatment
drug-test (Watchdog.org) Topeka, KS – Is your state lawmaker doped-up on the job? Even if he fails a drug test, you may never know. That was the situation described to Kansas legislative leaders Wednesday after discussing provisions in a bill passed … Read more on Caffeinated Thoughts

Question by the5500: Whats the difference between psychiatric hospital, psychiatric ward, insane asylum, mental hospital and rehab?

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Answer by michele
They are different terms for the same place (i.e., inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment). The term “insane asylum”, however, is quite antiquated. “Rehab” is more associated with substance abuse treatment facilities. “Psychiatric/mental hospital” is usually a freestanding facility that is devoted solely to treating psychiatric patients. A “psychiatric ward”, is typically housed within a general med/surg hospital.

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The "other drug problem," in our own medicine cabinets
Generally, Colorado and the nation are making progress in reducing illicit drug abuse among teens. But there's one big exception: nonmedical use of prescription drugs. Every day in this country, 2,500 teens abuse a prescription drug for the first time … Read more on Denver Post

Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment to expand in Two Harbors
The Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment will triple its efforts in Two Harbors next year, offering an intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program for 12 hours a week along with the current six hours of outpatient treatment at Lake View … Read more on Duluth News Tribune

Drug Rehab Wooster Helps Addicts With New Helpline
Teens, especially, that have developed addictions to drugs or alcohol are often uncertain about where they can go for help. Many are afraid to go to their parents or teachers for help for the fear of being judged. Drug Rehab Wooster saw that the teens … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Bodega getaway eyed for drug treatment center
The owner of a Mediterranean-style luxury hotel near Bodega wants to convert the place to a residential treatment facility for people trying to kick their dependence on pain medication. “There's a big need,” said Perry Litchfield, a San Rafael … Read more on Santa Rosa Press Democrat