Coalition Targets High School Students to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Use
Coalition targets high school students to prevent drug and alcohol use
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According to the 2012 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey, 35.2 percent of Clay County high school students have used alcohol in the past 30 days, which is higher than the statewide average of 33.9 percent. Wethington and Coalition … It also wants …
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Contingency Management May Cut Drug Use, Hospitalization
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In addition, the contingency management group had greater decreases in rates of alcohol and injection drug use and psychiatric symptoms. They were also one fifth as likely to be admitted … ratings) are needed," write the investigators. Contingency …
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Former Miss Utah USA to deliver lecture on substance abuse prevention
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Anderson's presentation for the series, “Losing a Loved One to Substance Abuse,” will explore issues of both personal loss and strategies to help individuals and families address substance abuse issues. In 2005, Anderson's … Anderson, who won the …
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FDA backs tech to throw off painkiller addicts
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SAN FRANCISCO–At the very moment on Wednesday that the FDA released its draft guidance for makers of tamper-resistant prescription painkillers, Harald Stock, CEO of Grünenthal Group, was explaining why the agency should require such protection from …
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