Military Should Update Its Strategy Against Substance Abuse

Military should update its strategy against substance abuse

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The military might employ some of the world's most up-to-date weapon systems, but it's stuck in the past when it comes to preventing and treating substance abuse. That's the conclusion of a new Institute of Medicine report released this week. It says …
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Efforts curbing drug abuse

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Ohio is curbing painkiller abuse through drug monitoring programs, but the methods need to be used more effectively to fight the state's prescription drug abuse epidemic, researchers said Thursday. In 2007, when the problem was first widely identified …
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Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative Launches Awareness

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19, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative of The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is pleased to …
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What to look for: Signs & symptoms of #drug abuse & #alcoholism https://t.co/S0EiReH4 – by WatershedAsh (Watershed Ashling)

From Twitter:

What to look for: Signs & symptoms of #drug abuse & #alcoholism https://t.co/S0EiReH4 – by WatershedAsh (Watershed Ashling)