Bills to Prevent Rx Drug, Opioid Abuse Gain Bipartisan Panel's Approval
TRENTON – Bipartisan legislation to help address the prescription drug and opioid abuse epidemic plaguing the state was advanced Dec. 4 by an Assembly panel. Part of an ongoing effort to create awareness, prevent abuse and promote recovery, the five … Read more on Cape May County Herald (press release)

Holiday stress can increase chances of alcohol abuse
Holiday celebrations that include alcohol can put extra stress on those battling or recovering from alcohol addiction — and their families. "Around the holidays, alcohol abounds at parties and family gatherings," said David Buys, health specialist … Read more on SunHerald.com (press release)

On Queen Anne, Recovery School Plans Stir Controversy
When teenagers with substance abuse problems get out of rehab and return to school, studies show that it's likely that their peers will offer them drugs within the very first hour. That makes staying clean — or staying in school — difficult. Teens … Read more on KUOW News and Information

Substance Abuse Helpline Improving Lives of Addicts in Pittsburgh, PA
LIGHTNING RELEASES 12/04/14 — Too many people in Pittsburgh, PA struggle with substance abuse every day. The vicious cycle of drug and alcohol addiction has long been a major concern. For many years, very little information on drug rehab was … Read more on Ticker Report

Beyond the sectarian fighting lies Myanmar's dark drugs problem
Even on the campus of Myitkyina University, used syringes spill out of metal garbage bins marked with signs urging users to properly dispose of drug paraphernalia to avoid the spread of infections like HIV. More needles litter the rocky banks of the … Read more on CNN

Bronx Nursing Home Tackles Baby Boomer Addiction
Experts said a focus on elderly addicts is increasingly needed as the population grows. A 2009 study in the journal Addiction found that because of the large size "and high substance abuse rate" of the baby-boom generation, the number of Americans over … Read more on NBC New York

Educators key in preventing gang membership, drug abuse, Union County …
"Everything in education is about the future." Similarly, teachers and school staff have the chance to help prevent substance abuse before it leads to deadly overdoses, said Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park. "We are working day in, day out … Read more on NJ.com

Editorial: Sober minds help identify steps against substance abuse
The abuse of alcohol and other drugs tears at family and community life. And so it is good to see a community fight back, as South Hadley did last week. For much of a day, people of all ages got together in a thoughtful place — a conference center at … Read more on GazetteNET

Survey Marks ADHD Stimulant Drug Abuse by Young Adults as a Common Trait
A new survey has reported the frequent instances of stimulant drug abuse among young adults. As per the youngsters between the age of 18 and 25, these drugs help them to enhance their school performance, concentrate on studies and stay awake. Drugs … Read more on Voice Chronicle

Abuse of sleep, anti-anxiety drugs a growing issue among teenagers, study shows
Statistics on teenagers abusing stimulant drugs to get ahead in school abound, but a new study suggests another rising problem among this age group: the abuse of sleep and anti-anxiety medications. … the researchers noted that the study results may … Read more on Fox News

The conservative case for reforming the police in America
Demonstrators march in Miami to protest police abuse. The protest was one of many that have take … Those laws imposed draconian sentences for drug offenses and set the tone for a wave of similar tough-on-crime measures that spread around the country … Read more on Dallas Morning News

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Ibsen said they thought he had a substance abuse problem. “In order to save my job I had to go to the … According to Ramirez, Ibsen's third wife filed a referral in 2006, and Ibsen was evaluated twice by two outside agencies. Ibsen complied with the … Read more on Helena Independent Record

Allen to unveil bills aimed at building workforce
Bipartisan legislation to help address the prescription drug and opioid abuse epidemic plaguing New Jersey advanced Thursday by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee. “This package includes evidence-based health care strategies aimed at … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Father walks with son through a life of mental illness
Family & Children's Services: Has 49 programs to help children and adults with mental health, substance abuse and family services. The agency has locations in Tulsa, Broken Arrow and Owasso. Call 918-587-9471 for an appointment or call COPES at … Read more on Tulsa World

Kids With Family History Of Substance Abuse Have Brains That Must Work …
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center found that kids with a family history of alcohol or other drug use disorders — shorted to FH+ — were more likely to exhibit impairments in the forebrain area. The forebrain is the big … Read more on Medical Daily

New challenges arise in prescription drug abuse treatment
You should also be considering whether the patient has a history themselves of addition or if there's a family history of addiction.” Genovese points to a stat by the Arizona Department of Health Services, saying doctors wrote 82 prescriptions for … Read more on Tucson News Now

The Universal: Mary Gauthier: Louisiana truthsayer plays twice at the Cactus …
Yet for the Louisiana native, revealing the marrow of the personal connects to a more universal truth. … AC: You talk about having to get to the other side of a song before you can let it go, so was there some kind of relief once you got these songs … Read more on Austin Chronicle

For the dying, state laws offer hope that critics call hollow
Amid a tidal wave of Republican election wins, supporters of so-called right-to-try laws claimed victory as Arizona overwhelmingly approved a measure that will allow dying patients to get drugs and medical devices not yet approved by the Food and Drug … Read more on ModernHealthcare.com

Jefferson Parish judges use Veterans Day holiday to announce special court for …
The 24 Judicial District Court is standing up the Veterans Treatment Court, a probation program reserved exclusively for some military veterans whose scrapes with the law are rooted in anything from substance abuse to combat-related psychiatric … Read more on The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com