Make the Connection: Adolescent Chemical Dependency Treatment and Recovery
Make the Connection: Adolescent Chemical Dependency Treatment and Recovery – This video is aimed at parents and others concerned about adolescents who have problems with substance abuse. The film describes adolescent addiction and treatment in interviews by parents, adolescents, and treatment providers. This video was updated from the original version produced in 2007 by the Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (now Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery), funded by the national Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. The video was updated in May 2012 to add current contacts for the Washington State Recovery Help Line and other resources.
Crack addicts to be forcibly committed in Brazilian state of Sao Paulo
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SAO PAULO — Officials in Brazil's most populous state say they will start forcing adult crack addicts to go to rehabilitation centers in an effort to curb growing use of the drug. The Sao Paulo state plan was announced Thursday and is scheduled to …
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Treatment center director resigns after 4th DUI
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The clinical director of a women's drug and alcohol treatment center near Ft. Pierce has resigned after being arrested for a fourth DUI. 49-year-old year old Juli … Arnold had been working at the Counseling and Recovery Center on Orange Avenue, west …
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Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War
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Despite roughly equal rates of drug use and sales, African-American men are arrested at 13 times the rate of white men on drug charges in the U.S. — with rates up to 57 times in some states. African Americans and … Despite decades of DARE programs …
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