'Away in treatment': Judge Michael Cook resigns amid drug probe drug and gun …
BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook, who is currently facing federal firearm and drug charges, submitted his resignation Wednesday morning. Chief Judge John Baricevic said he received the letter by hand from Thomas Q. Keefe III, …
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ADHD drugs not linked to adult substance abuse
“Previously, there was evidence for both increased risk and decreased risk for substance problems related to stimulant medicine in the treatment of ADHD,” study lead author Kathryn Humphreys, a doctoral student in psychology at UCLA, told HealthDay …
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Florida Drug Rehab Joins State in Fighting Prescription Drug Addiction
Destination Hope, a nationally recognized substance abuse and mental health treatment facility located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is working to combat Florida's addiction to legal substances in coordination with statewide efforts to reduce the number …
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ADHD Meds Don't Raise Risk of Drug Abuse in Adulthood: Review
"Previously, there was evidence for both increased risk and decreased risk for substance problems related to stimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD," said study author Kathryn Humphreys, a doctoral student in psychology at University of …
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Both sides of methadone clinic issue have say at public hearing
… areas, spoke first at the hearing and said the convenience of the facility in East Tennessee — an area that Kester said previously has around 1,000 people seeking opiate-addiction and prescription drug abuse treatment — would eliminate those …
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LA County supervisors vote to research renovating jail to treat mental health …
UPDATE 12:58 p.m. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to research turning a wing of Men's Central Jail into a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who introduced the motion, called …
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