Paula Riggs, M.D., on Adolescent Substance Abuse and Comorbidity – Treating adolescent substance abusers for comorbid disorders like depression or ADHD can also help reduce substance use, said Paula Riggs, M.D., a professor …

Fremont County leads Wyoming beer tax hike effort

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Fremont County officials and residents are again behind an effort to increase the state tax on beer to raise money for substance abuse treatment. …. In 2011 the Maryland Legislature increased the sales tax on all alcohol products for the first time …
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Glen Burnie Veteran to Walk for Suicide Prevention

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Thomas Sweet remembers finding a relative on the floor after a drug overdose suicide attempt years ago. He also … Sweet wants people at risk of suicide–of whom 90 percent suffer from severe depression or drug abuse–to know they are not alone. He says …
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School system collaborating with police, government officials on security plan

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Maryland is including $ 25 million in grants for security upgrades for the state's schools in its 2014 fiscal year budget. … Education officials called for law enforcement's Drug Abuse Resistance Education program to be included in all the school systems.
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