Free Home Drug Test Kits to Help Kids Say 'No' – SanTanValley.com

Free home drug test kits to help kids say 'No' – SanTanValley.com

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The San Tan Valley Substance Abuse Coalition, in partnership with notMYKid, Rural/Metro, PCSO and Pan de Vida, will be distributing FREE drug kits to the San Tan Valley community on Friday, April 19th from 9am-5pm at the Walmart off of Hunt Hwy and …
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Health Insurance for Drug Addicts

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The South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services estimates that 362,000 residents suffer from substance abuse problems. The agency helps about 49,000 people each year through in- or out-patient services, regardless of their …
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Mental health, addiction will be priority

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“It has been shown that substance abuse is a mental illness, there has to be de-stigmatisation, because alcoholism affects from the highest to the lowest members of society,” he said. Khan said advertisements glorify alcoholism, making it acceptable to …
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Heroin addict's low point: 'Die or get high'

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Dan, who asked that his real name not be used for this story, is a participant in the Cottage Program at York Hospital in York, Maine, an intensive outpatient rehabilitation program to help recovering addicts. His addiction is to opiates, namely heroin …
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