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Teen Prescription Drug Abuse: How It Begins

Teen prescription drug abuse: how it begins

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

During October and November, the Healthy Kids blog examines the epidemic of teen prescription drug abuse through stories of teens and young adults in recovery, their parents and treatment experts. You'll get a first-hand look at a problem more …
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Study: Alcohol, drug abuse counselors don't always require total abstinence

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

In the earlier survey published in 1994, about 25 percent of the responding administrators of substance abuse treatment agencies found moderate drinking acceptable for some of their clients. When asked about treating clients who abuse drugs, about half …
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Michael Lohan — I Got Octomom Into Treatment

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

He failed miserably at getting Lindsay Lohan to enter rehab — but Michael Lohan was one of the main reasons Octomom is now getting help for drug abuse … because he helped arrange her treatment program … TMZ has learned. Michael tells us, he's been …
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Health providers discuss drug harm, treatment

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

Opportunities for drug abuse counseling sometimes are missed if a bed is not available in the alcohol and drug recovery program at the hospital or if a patient is admitted and discharged the same weekend and an AODA counselor is not available to meet …
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