A Parent Workshop on Suicide Prevention and the Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use

A Parent Workshop on Suicide Prevention and the Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use – A workshop presented by the Middletown Township Public Schools on the subject of suicide prevention and the signs and symptoms of drug use

Prescription drug abuse now biggest global menace

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Deadly prescription drug addiction has become a serious menace globally. Findings announced on Sunday show that prescription overdose rate has reached epidemic levels in New York city as fatality rate for white males is 3 times higher than for blacks.
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Drowned in a Stream of Prescriptions

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But the tunnel-like focus the medicines provide has led growing numbers of teenagers and young adults to fake symptoms to obtain steady prescriptions for highly addictive medications that carry serious psychological dangers. These efforts are …
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Addiction Treatment Needs Wider Reach

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A recent study looked at rates of completion of alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs across races and ethnicities in the US. The study's findings showed low education, unemployment and non-intensive outpatient treatments predicted low completion …
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Brookhaven Retreat to Focus on Dangers of Substance Abuse in February

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Drug addiction is often a symptom of a larger illness. Women may seek to numb themselves from emotional pain or feelings of self-loathing through drug use, but this only causes further mental and physical complications. The National Institute on Drug …
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