Favorite Caricatures – Charlie Sheen

Favorite Caricatures – Charlie Sheen

Carlos Irwin Estevez, son of actor Martin Sheen, was born in New York in 1965. He’s been in a number of interesting Hollywood films, but none were as dramati…

Substance abuse prevention group awarded
Filed under: substance abuse rehabilitation

LICADD provides direct support to over 6,600 individuals and families annually through substance abuse interventions, treatment referrals and recovery support services. The Student Assistance Program delivers prevention education trainings to 20,000 …
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Parents worry they can't stop kids from substance abuse: Study
Filed under: substance abuse rehabilitation

A new study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) finds that around 22.3 percent parents believe that they have very little influence over their kid's substance abuse problems.
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Substance Abuse Counselors Relapse: Can They Keep The Patient's Best …
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What happens if a substance abuse counselor relapse? Some employers may be reticent about rehiring those who have relapsed; their biggest concern is the safety of the client, particularly those who are in an early stage of recovery. The problem lies in …
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LA County supervisors vote to research renovating jail to treat mental health …
Filed under: substance abuse rehabilitation

UPDATE 12:58 p.m. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to research turning a wing of Men's Central Jail into a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who introduced the motion, called …
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