Community Drug, Alcohol Awareness Event Planned

Community drug, alcohol awareness event planned

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A local sports coach is calling for community support to help realize a Drug and Alcohol Awareness Day centered around substance abuse awareness, recovery alternatives and sober fun for local youth. “We, as a community, have the chance to show our …
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Doctors Face Discipline In Alcohol, Drug Cases; Lapses In Care

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HARTFORD – One doctor who abused alcohol is proposing to surrender his license, two other Connecticut physicians face a total of $ 12,000 in fines for lapses in medical treatment, and a fourth faces probation for improperly prescribing painkillers to a …
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Alcohol is half the problem for substance abusers

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Alcohol continues to account for nearly half of government-funded substance abuse treatment in Australia. A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows 47% of drug treatments carried out between 2010-11 were for problems …
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@CatherineDeveny It’s not just the abused. It affects generations. No wonder this country has issues with depression, alcohol and drug abuse – by stujdale (Stuart Dale)

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maybe i should turn to a life of alcohol and drug abuse – by janemks (j a n e)

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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Initiative educates students on responsiblity behind drinking, safe sex – News – Houstonian: http://t.co/LzTGkDOg – by addicthelper (AddictionHelper.com)