Wendy Williams & Whitney Houston Substance Abuse Addiction, & Sobriety – Wendy Williams speaks about her personal experience with Substance Abuse Addiction and Sobriety.

 

School districts combat drug use by students (with video)

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A new study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse shows that about 17 percent of high school students are drinking or using drugs on school grounds. Local school districts are aware of drug use by students, and work to combat it with …
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State agencies announce comprehensive substance abuse prevention strategy

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The Department of Human Services released the first statewide plan to tackle substance abuse and addiction in Minnesota. The Minnesota State Substance Abuse Strategy (PDF) calls for a multi-agency, multi-faceted approach to achieve a healthier, safer …
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Many consider methadone treatment to be the best for opiate addiction

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Methadone, itself an opiate, is used to treat addiction to heroin and other opiates because its effect is gradual and sustained, reducing the desire for other opioid drugs while preventing withdrawal symptoms, according to the National Institute of …
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5 damaging myths about addiction

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Editor's note: Adi Jaffe is a Los Angeles-based addiction psychologist and researcher. A former drug addict and convicted drug dealer, Jaffe is a UCLA-affiliated researcher and expert on substance abuse, especially on the neuroscience and policy issues …
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