Prevention efforts focused on youth reduce prescription abuse into adulthood
All of these interventions addressed general risk and protective factors for substance abuse rather than specifically targeting prescription drug abuse. In follow-up questionnaires and telephone interviews completed at 17-25 years of age, students …
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Court Intervention Alliance graduates first class
Melissa Newton blows a kiss to supporters, her family, during a graduation ceremony held for Court Intervention Alliance participants. The program helps people with drug and alcohol addiction issues to get counseling and treatment, and to become …
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Editorial: Addiction Intervention and Treatment Work
I am frequently asked what treatment programs are the most effective, and then comes the question: “Is it true drug and alcohol treatment programs don't work?” That kind of question is often a form of an excuse from the active addict who is in denial …
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