Nurse-Led Intervention Deters Substance Abuse Among Homeless Youth
Nurse-led intervention deters substance abuse among homeless youth
Filed under: drug abuse treatments
A new study led by researchers from the UCLA School of Nursing has found that nursing intervention can significantly decrease substance abuse among homeless youth. Published in the current issue of the American Journal on Addictions, the research also …
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Awareness campaign highlights RX drug abuse
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The new Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force organized by Zoeller's office hopes to combat what is now the nation's fastest-growing drug problem – prescription drug abuse. A new billboard on U.S. 30 is part of the project and proclaims another startling …
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He came off the drug at Thailand's Tham Krabok Monastery through Buddhist …
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A former opium addict has described his 20-year love affair with the drug and the vomit therapy that cured him in a tell-all book. At the peak of his addiction, Steven Martin, now 50, would smoke up to 30 pipes per day and was unable to leave his home …
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Jackson Co. Drug Court called 1 of nation's best
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Merrigan's court was one of the first to take the now-familiar drug court treatment model and adapt it to the wrenching context of child abuse and neglect. Substance abusing parents on the verge of losing their children because of complaints of abuse …
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