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12/20/2019
Up to 10 clients in programs overseen by Louisiana's Northeast Delta Human Services Authority will have the chance to lift a major barrier to a productive life in recovery, under a pilot initiative to expunge a criminal offense from their...
Up to 10 clients in programs overseen by Louisiana's Northeast Delta Human Services Authority will have the chance to lift a major barrier to a productive life in recovery, under a pilot initiative to expunge a criminal offense from their...
Up to 10 clients in programs...
12/20/2019
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12/18/2019
Vaping among young people continues to be the discouraging outlier in national drug use survey results that otherwise show continued declines in youth use. Vaping of marijuana clearly takes the focus in this year's Monitoring the Future (MTF)...
Vaping among young people continues to be the discouraging outlier in national drug use survey results that otherwise show continued declines in youth use. Vaping of marijuana clearly takes the focus in this year's Monitoring the Future (MTF)...
Vaping among young people...
12/18/2019
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12/17/2019
The research and training organization Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) is offering several free resources to assist employers in helping workers affected by opioid addiction.
The research and training organization Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) is offering several free resources to assist employers in helping workers affected by opioid addiction.
The research and training...
12/17/2019
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12/16/2019
A prominent researcher and tobacco control activist has authored a new study suggesting a link between electronic cigarette use and increased risk of chronic lung disease. The research, published this week in the American Journal of...
A prominent researcher and tobacco control activist has authored a new study suggesting a link between electronic cigarette use and increased risk of chronic lung disease. The research, published this week in the American Journal of...
A prominent researcher and...
12/16/2019
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12/13/2019
Results of a Duke Health study point to the importance of speaking with young people who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) about the greater danger of their experiencing nicotine addiction.
Results of a Duke Health study point to the importance of speaking with young people who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) about the greater danger of their experiencing nicotine addiction.
Results of a Duke Health study...
12/13/2019
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12/09/2019
Japanese researchers believe more public education is needed around the issue of alcohol consumption and cancer, following results of a study showing a link between light to moderate drinking and risk of several cancers.
Japanese researchers believe more public education is needed around the issue of alcohol consumption and cancer, following results of a study showing a link between light to moderate drinking and risk of several cancers.
Japanese researchers believe...
12/09/2019
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12/06/2019
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, sees ominous signs in the few addiction professionals of color returning to school to pursue advanced degrees in clinical practice. André Johnson copes with the effects of slashed local funding support for recovery...
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, sees ominous signs in the few addiction professionals of color returning to school to pursue advanced degrees in clinical practice. André Johnson copes with the effects of slashed local funding support for recovery...
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, sees...
12/06/2019
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12/05/2019
Results of a substance use prevention study in California suggest that medical marijuana programs in that state attracted a substantial number of young people who already were heavy users of the drug.
Results of a substance use prevention study in California suggest that medical marijuana programs in that state attracted a substantial number of young people who already were heavy users of the drug.
Results of a substance use...
12/05/2019
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11/26/2019
Sexual minorities are substantially more likely than heterosexuals to have substance use disorders, but a new study suggests that the drivers of this trend differ among various subgroups.
Sexual minorities are substantially more likely than heterosexuals to have substance use disorders, but a new study suggests that the drivers of this trend differ among various subgroups.
Sexual minorities are...
11/26/2019
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11/25/2019
An online resource of evidence-based practices that officially launched last week has “opioid” in its name, but is designed to offer policy-makers and health professionals a broader look at strategies to combat addiction in general.
An online resource of evidence-based practices that officially launched last week has “opioid” in its name, but is designed to offer policy-makers and health professionals a broader look at strategies to combat addiction in general.
An online resource of...
11/25/2019
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