Drug Abuse: State Strategy Places Substance Abuse Emphasis Where It Belongs – Minnesota Public Radio

State strategy places substance abuse emphasis where it belongs – Minnesota Public Radio
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State strategy places substance abuse emphasis where it belongs
Minnesota Public Radio
Heidi Kammer is the center director of Recovery Resource Center, a division of RESOURCE. She is also a board member representing Hennepin County with the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery & Chemical Health. Substance abuse may be

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Maine doctors help fight prescription abuse – Boston.com
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Maine doctors help fight prescription abuse
Boston.com
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — More and more Maine doctors and hospitals are asking patients to sign a controlled-substances agreement that allows them to request blood or urine samples in an effort to fight the state's prescription drug abuse problem
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State plans to fight drug abuse by going local (AUDIO) – Nebraska Radio Network
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State plans to fight drug abuse by going local (AUDIO)
Nebraska Radio Network
“I think a lot of people have strong feelings and anxiety with regard to the words meth or crack or things like that and they think of that as drug abuse,” Adams tells Nebraska Radio Network. “Frankly, Nebraska's major problem is binge drinking.” Adams

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Guest column: Parents must be involved in combatting substance abuse – Green Bay Press Gazette
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Guest column: Parents must be involved in combatting substance abuse
Green Bay Press Gazette
After more than two decades of serving as the director of Libertas and as I approach retirement, there are several things I wish to share about the substance abuse problem in our community and how parents can be the anti-drug in an addictive world

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Vivitrol and Addiction


Dr. Annette Bosworth teaches patients how Vivitrol can help with relapse prevention.