Questions About Drugs. Please Answer!!!?
Question by foreverxgratefull: questions about drugs. please answer!!!?
okay so let me just say that i am NOT and never have used drugs…wth that said i am also confused on many drug related topics, im talking about like illegal drugs not prescription ones…okay so here are my questions…and so u… Continue reading
Marijuana Opposition Describes Drug's Dark Side as Oregon Legalization Effort …
Marijuana opposition describes drug's dark side as Oregon legalization effort …
As Colorado prepares for state-sanctioned sales of recreational marijuana, a group of addiction experts and legalization opponents on Tuesday spelled out what they described as the drug's dark side. In a conference call with reporters from across the …… Continue reading
Financial Elder Abuse
Financial elder abuse
It is projected that by 2050, people 65 and older will comprise 20 percent of the total U.S. population, and the number of victims of elder financial abuse is thus likely to increase in the years ahead. … materially increase the risk that a person …
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Research Links Severe Mental Illness and Substance Use
Research Links Severe Mental Illness And Substance Use
“What we are learning is that this overlap of mental illness with addictive disorders is not random,” said the National Institute on Drug Abuse Deputy Director Wilson Compton. The organization, part of the National Institute for Heath, provided the …
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Lesson 1 – Introduction to Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling
Lesson 1 – Introduction to Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling — This first lecture is an overview of addictions, the substance abuse counselor and the counseling field.
'9 Percent of Those Who Use Cannabis Become Dependent' Is Based on Drug …
Researchers sought to use data from a national government-funded… Continue reading
A Beloved Son Fuels His Father's Quest to Understand Addiction and Recovery
A beloved son fuels his father's quest to understand addiction and recovery
And of course, the sooner we're able to help kids, the less likely they'll get worse. MP: We've come a long way in understanding the disease of addiction, but the notion that it is a moral failing –… Continue reading