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Alcohol, Drug Abuse Factors Leading to Probation in Cass

Alcohol, drug abuse factors leading to probation in Cass
WALKER — Alcohol and drug abuse appear to be major factors causing Cass County to need to offer probation for law offenders and to provide out of home placement services for children. Michele Piprude, Cass social services manager, and Jim Schneider, …… Continue reading

Can Drug Abuse Be Misdiagnosed as Mental Illness?

Question by momfour: Can drug abuse be misdiagnosed as mental illness?
My son was diagnosed as having schizo-affective disorder. He had been abusing cocaine and marijuana. He suffered a pyschotic break. Is it possible this was a result of the drug abuse and not mental illness?

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Braves' Evan Gattis Eager for Next Chapter

Braves' Evan Gattis eager for next chapter
Gattis, 27, provided the greatest rags-to-riches tale last season since Josh Hamilton's return from drug abuse. He's the former … When you're trying to sell clothes off your own back at the JFK airport in New York, looking for a meal, that's …… Continue reading

Turn Tide on Heroin Deaths Now, Minnesota Officials Told

Turn tide on heroin deaths now, Minnesota officials told
The surge in heroin use extends beyond Minnesota. Carol Falkowski, the founder of Drug Abuse Dialogues, said Sunday that a report last month showed that heroin use had escalated in 17 of 20 cities nationwide. Klobuchar said she had not known… Continue reading

History of Drug Abuse – Drinking and Driving Down Over Time but Opiate Use

History of drug abuse – Drinking and driving down over time but opiate use
OTSEGO COUNTY — A number of factors impact on the the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs in societies — laws, the criminal justice system, prevention and treatment programs, funding issues — but… Continue reading

UTSA, UT Health Science Center Awarded $900K for Substance Abuse, HIV

UTSA, UT Health Science Center awarded 0K for substance abuse, HIV
(Jan. 24, 2014) — The UTSA Institute for Health Disparities Research in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Division of Community Pediatrics have been… Continue reading