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All posts tagged "Substance Abuse"
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2.6KNewsYoung People Find Hope, Community at ‘Unite to Face Addiction’ Rally
"It's important for young people to know that recovery is possible, that going back to school is possible. That having fun and...
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Unite to Face Addiction Rally Aims to Launch National Movement
The Unite to Face Addiction rally is expected to draw nearly 700 organizations and tens of thousands of people for a day...
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3.3KNewsThe Problems and Solutions in Adolescence and Addiction
Doctors, social workers and other professionals spoke up about the most pressing problems they see among adolescents and addiction — and shared...
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3.8KNewsPeer Mentoring: Youth Who Faced Mental Health Issues Now Aid Others
The STAY program, now in its third year, is training as many as 40 peer mentors each year — young people who...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayThe Traps That Thwart Readiness and Wellness
Four traps that get in the way of readiness: Knowing these has transformed how I think about readiness.
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999Guest Opinion EssaySubstance Use Disorder: A Chronic Health Issue Must Be Treated as Such
Unfortunately in this country, services for mental health and addiction are treated as acute — even though characteristics mirror a chronic health...
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897VideosGabrielle’s Story
The premature loss of her younger sister, then 20, sent Gabrielle into a world of deep depression and painkillers, where she battled...
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820NewsThe Recovery Diaries: Gabrielle’s Story
The premature loss of her younger sister, then 20, sent Gabrielle into a world of deep depression and painkillers, where she battled...
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1.8KNewsPro-social Skills at Young Age Can Predict Future Success, Study Says
WASHINGTON — Kids who demonstrate so-called pro-social skills at a young age are less likely to end up in juvenile detention, be...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayA Gateway Drug Can Be the First Step on the Way Out
I sold a lot of stuff at school: candy, soda, bike parts, fireworks, pocket knives and, of course, marijuana.
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1.8KGuest Opinion Essay‘Somebody Asked:’ A Simple Strategy to Address Substance Use
Conversations with young people in recovery unearth a common thread: the missed opportunities where a caring adult could have intervened before life...
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1.4KNewsTalk to Kids about Alcohol Early to Avoid Binge Drinking
Children need to hear messages about the dangers of drinking as early as age 9, says a new report from the American...
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749NewsThe Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part Three
Adam struggled to overcome — only to be pulled back into a deadly embrace.
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1.0KNewsThe Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part Two
He’s old friends with weed, painkillers, heroin and their sometime companion, psychosis.
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1.1KNewsThe Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part One
Meet Adam Abramowitz, a 27-year-old who lives near the edge of death.
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayI Couldn’t Save My Mom
Drugs tear families apart — it did to mine. I was just 12 years old when I realized that my mother was...
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5.0KNewsCutting to Cope
Cutting is dangerous and deadly, and it seems like the norm for coping with internal pain among my peers.
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayThe Struggles Of An Addict
Every day is a struggle for us addicts, and, yet, despite our failures and relapses, every day is a new day to...
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1.6KGuest Opinion Essay
Recovery from Substance Use Disorders and Risky Use: Everyone Has the Right to Get Well
Ever-improving brain science validates that addiction is a brain disorder, but the current behavioral-health system is not set up to work. It...
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2.0KNewsRecovery Communities: Where Addicts Get, Give Support for Long-term Recovery
Tony Sanchez and James Guffey hit the road to marshal local organizations, community leaders and state resources to address former addicts' needs,...
