#14Days on the Wagon
Nearly 23 million Americans need treatment for a drug or alcohol problem, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports. If you're not one of these people, chances are you know someone who is. In response to these … Read more on CBS News
Azzura Lalani, Special to The Free Press
“It's about having a whole continuum of services — so, treatments for those that are change-ready. But not everyone is at the moment,” he said. Others see the program as enabling drug users. “To use public health funds to elongate addiction to crack … Read more on London Free Press
Study: Youth experiment less with alcohol, drugs when plugged into church
It appears in the journal Alcohol Treatment Quarterly. Juvenile offenders in the study were referred by a court, mental health professional or physician to a two-month residential treatment program and were assessed by researchers at intake and … Read more on Associated Baptist Press
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