Collegiate Recovery Community safe haven for students with addictions
Alcohol. The Community Recovery Community is a program where students who have had addiction problems can find peer and staff support on campus to prevent their likelihood of relapsing. … Prince said most students who are in the CRC have already been … Read more on Red and Black

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We are women and men who share our experience, strength and hope to overcome and recover from compulsive eating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia and other food related disorders. We model our meeting on the 12 steps first discovered by Alcoholics … Read more on Belleville Intelligencer

FDA chief defends Zohydro as criticism intensifies
WASHINGTON — Debate over a powerful new painkiller ratcheted up Thursday as the head of the Food and Drug Administration defended the drug's approval and a West Virginia Senator responded with a bill to force it off the market. FDA Commissioner … Read more on Boston Herald

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St. Vincent's Medical Center is offering “Food for Life: Kickstart your Health” live cooking class, a cancer survivorship program designed to advance cancer prevention and survival through nutrition education, research and live cooking demonstration … Read more on Monroe Courier

West Virginia prepares to offer community-based substance abuse treatment
… this community-based approach statewide over time. Among its numerous provisions, Justice Reinvestment recommended increasing rehabilitation services for offenders who show a high risk for reoffending and a need for substance abuse treatment … Read more on State Journal

MATForce named Anti-Drug Coalition of the Year
MATForce received top national honors as Coalition of the Year from the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). MATForce received its award before an audience of more than 2,500 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from … Read more on Prescott Daily Courier

Question by Keith M: what do the initials SASCA mean in reference to the state of california dept of corrections?

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Answer by jalms
It’s the acronym for “Substance Abuse Service Coordination Agencies” (SASCA), that manages drug and alcohol treatment when inmates get a parole.

For more info visit http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Offenders/Adult_Parole_Operations/ParoleeHandbook/pg28.html .

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County leaders hold work session on drug abuse
Amye Scribner of the Department of Social Services said the rising numbers of pill addiction have also put a strain on her agency's staff and resources. More children are coming into Social Services' care because of adults in a household developing a … Read more on Bay Net

2 W.Va. agencies join lawsuit against drug company
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginia agencies are joining a lawsuit against an Ohio drug company, alleging its negligent practices have helped fuel the state's pain pill abuse epidemic. The Department of Health and Human Resources and the … Read more on News & Observer

Proposals being accepted for juvenile substance abuse treatment grants
Kentucky only has about one-tenth of the treatment beds it needs, and according to the most recent report from the Substance Abuse Health and Mental Services Administration, one in eight Kentucky high school students meet the criteria for a substance … Read more on Richmond Register

Shocking details of drug abuse in schools
Shocking figures. According to the latest countrywide survey done in 2012 by the anti-drug agency called the Rapid Assessment Drug and Substance Abuse in Kenya, one in three students reported using one or more drugs. GO TO PAGE 1 2 3 Next » … Read more on The Standard Digital News

Question by rachel r: know of any good books on teen delinquency?
i love the books crank, glass, burned, and impulse by ellen hopkins along with the abigail vona story “bad girl” anyone here know of any books that deal with similar topics? i love non-fiction when it comes to this topic.personal accounts are prefered but im up for any suggestions. thanks!

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Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Nic Sheff

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It’s a harrowing portrait — but not one without hope.

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West Virginia Governor's Task Force fights prescription drug abuse
Kathy Paxton, Director Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse with the Bureau for Behavioral Health & Health Facilities says, "We've actually decreased prescription drug abuse for the first time since 2006, but we are still in the top three for overdose … Read more on WOWK

2 young men share their story of addiction, relapse and recovery
Two local men, who have a lot in common with Monteith, were willing to share their addiction stories with us. They are both 31 years old and both made multiple attempts to overcome their drug addictions before they succeeded. I asked them to describe … Read more on MyFoxAL

Toronto mayor says he is not a drug addict
When asked by the host of The John Oakley Show if he has ever used crack, Ford responded by saying only that he was not a drug addict or an alcoholic. Ford continued to insist that he … The video was recovered from a computer hard drive during an … Read more on USA TODAY

Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong
Most problematic drug use is related to stress, trauma, genetic predisposition, mild or serious mental illness, use at an early age, or some combination of those.” So how do we move away from the stigma of addiction, and from the idea that if addicts …
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Nonprofit dispersing money to fight substance abuse and addiction
A nonprofit group that was formed to tackle substance abuse and addiction among young people in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle is dissolving, said Berkeley County Councilman Douglas E. Copenhaver Jr., who led the organization. Helping Hands …
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Addicts in West Virginia not getting the help they need
While an estimated 22 per 100,000 West Virginia residents die from drug overdoses (compared to 18 per 100,000 nationwide), the Mountain State does not have enough treatment and rehabilitation services for addicts who want to stay clean, according to …
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Cracolândia: the crack capital of Brazil where addicts are forced to seek help
Some call it a human zoo or a horror show, others a zombie tourist attraction or Brazil's shame. But the most common name for the district south-west of São Paulo's Luz station is Cracolândia. Drug users, many wrapped in dirty blankets, lie on the …
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