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All posts tagged "Substance Abuse"
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2.2KOpinionSubstance Abuse Prevention Must Move Beyond Health Care Settings
To turn the tide on opiate addiction and right the course of many young lives before intensive and costly treatment is needed,...
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1.6KVideosNaloxone and the Cop
"I immediately took my Narcan out, squirted a milligram of Narcan into her nose and within about 20 seconds [she] took this...
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2.9KFrom the BureausTraumatized, Locked Up, LA Girls Starting to Get More Help
Moriah Barrett, then 14, woke up to burns on her body one night along with physical evidence that she had been raped....
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Opinion
Because I’m Free
A young writer’s story indicates many places where youth workers and systems could have intervened — healing child sexual abuse, treating drug...
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1.5KOpinionDon’t Overlook These Areas When Picking a Treatment Center for Children
Hitting eight years sober means I’ve officially been in recovery longer than I was in active addiction. That’s something incredibly special to...
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1.7KOpinionUnmasking the Youth Addiction Crisis
The shift puts a glaring light on the way Americans fight for white lives. One select group is differentiated from the rest...
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1.9KOpinionAlcohol and College Students: A Study in Prevention
College students are an interesting and important group of drinkers to study. As a group, 18- to 24-year olds are among the...
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1.8KVideosBAMBI Program Supports Moms and Babies in Prison
The Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative program (BAMBI) delivers tough love as it helps incarcerated mothers bond with their babies born in...
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News
Video of Family Members Lost to Addiction Strikes Deep in Hearts of Young Adults
“Man this breaks my heart,” wrote one commentator. “I'm battling addiction right now and it's not easy at all,” shared another. “But...
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1.4KVideosMothers and Fathers on Losing Children to Drugs
Two mothers and a father talk about what it's like to be the parent of a substance user in this affecting piece...
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Grants
Capacity Building Initiative Grants for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth and Young Adults
Subject: Youth Health/Welfare, Youth Substance Abuse, Drugs, HIV Prevention | Deadline: Apr. 19, 2016
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1.4KVideosLogan’s Story
As a child, Logan Karr, 18, never felt accepted by his affluent peers. He turned to self-mutilation, then inhalants and psychedelics in...
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2.8KYouth VoicesNo Such Thing As a Perfect Family
Once I entered the foster care system, I was no longer this happy little girl who hid all of her secrets. I...
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1.9KOpinionHow Young Peers in Recovery Are Amplifying Prevention and Early Intervention
Project Amp: Amplifying Our Futures offers a brief mentorship intervention for teens at risk of substance use, to be delivered in health...
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2.4KOpinionAn Alternative to ‘Just Say No’
As a social worker, I quickly learned that teens don’t like being told what to do. Who does? Teachers, counselors, pediatricians and...
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1.7KVideosHow to Talk to Kids about Drugs — and How Not to
"How to Talk to Kids about Drugs — and How Not to" From their own experiences, young adults in recovery share what...
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2.7KOpinionPlaying Offense: Behavioral Health Interventions During Adolescence Is Our Best Shot
In the behavioral health field, it is clear that the most high-stakes developmental period is adolescence, when mental illness and substance use...
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2.2KYouth VoicesMy Trauma Grew into Motivation to Help Others
I’ve been abusing alcohol since I was a teen. I faced a lot of trauma as a young kid from a poor...
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1.4KVideosJason’s Story
"When I got high for the first time, I felt like: 'Wow, this is what I've been looking for, like I can...
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1.5KOpinionMy Ongoing Battle with Substance Abuse
“I was only 11 years old, but my age didn’t stop me from falling into the same trap my father did.” A...
