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Informed Families Announces Tips for Parents and New Statewide Initiatives to

Informed Families Announces Tips for Parents and New Statewide Initiatives to
“Parental engagement is the single most potent weapon in preventing substance abuse among youth, and Family Day emphasizes parent-child communication through frequent family meals.” The National Center on… Continue reading

Concentrated Approach to Addiction Not the Answer

Concentrated approach to addiction not the answer
More work is needed to determine the best way to use chronic care management and to identify those who will benefit most from the approach, he said. "We have to recognise that people… Continue reading

Why Do Researchers Say Marijuana Is a Risk for Schizophrenia Whereas Tobacco Use Is Not When the Evidence Is?

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They find that if there is a history of marijuana use in adolescence it correlates to… Continue reading

Event Opens Eyes on Abuse of Pain Killers

Event opens eyes on abuse of pain killers
Held at the Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, Gainesville physician Dr. P. Tennent Slack presented his “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Nationwide Epidemic,” talk, an epidemic that is increasingly affecting women in staggering numbers.… Continue reading

Zoeller Campaign to Fight Rx Drug Abuse

Zoeller Campaign To Fight Rx Drug Abuse
Screen-Shot-2013-08-16-at-1.42.18- Information about prescription drug abuse – including how to recognize signs and symptoms and where to find help – is now a click away. Indiana Attorney General … “We have to recognize… Continue reading

New Data Available on Worldwide Drug Use and Its Costs in Lives and Productivity

New data available on worldwide drug use and its costs in lives and productivity
Last week, researchers published the first global analysis of the trends and costs of illicit drug use around the world. Using the Global Burden of Diseases,… Continue reading