RI Celebrates Its First 'recovery' High School

Published November 23, 2012

RI celebrates its first 'recovery' high school

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

According to statistics cited by the academy, more than 90 percent of students returning from substance abuse treatment report being offered drugs on their first day back at school. More than 50 percent go on to relapse within 90 days. "When you come …
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Report: Region tops nation for drug-tied ER visits

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“The 2012 report confirms a clear connection between each of these preventable health statistics and the affect they have on the state as a whole,” Susan Servais, executive director of the Massachusetts Health Council, said in a prepared statement. “We …
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MCPF calls for more effective efforts to fight drug addiction

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SIBU: The Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) calls for more effective efforts to fight drug addiction through treatment and rehabilitation, education and prevention. MCPF vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye in making the call yesterday, said …
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