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Ridgewood: Police Blotter, April 29

Ridgewood: Police Blotter, April 29
Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high – more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, and inhalants combined, according to the 2010 National Survey on Drug …
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Addiction Inpatient Rehabilitation: Addiction Rehabilitation

Addiction Inpatient Rehabilitation: Addiction Rehabilitation — http://www.HabitDoc.com – CALL (888)-42HABIT (888-224-2248) Addiction Inpatient Rehabilitation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1heyuUObuI Inpatient care, eve…


Exercise May Reduce Meth Use
The abuse of amphetamine type psychomotor stimulants remains a critical legal and public health problem in the U.S. In California, 27 percent of substance abuse treatment admissions… Continue reading

What Are the Signs of Bipolar Disorder?

Question by Amy: What are the signs of Bipolar disorder?
My parents really think I have it, since I have rapid mood changes and bad behavior at times. Tell me some signs besides those two?
I also get extremely depressed one day and extremely joyous the next.

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Teens and Drugs

Teens and Drugs — Statistics estimate 22.5 million Americans over age 12 use illegal drugs. The rates climb higher for teenagers. One in ten tens, ages 12 to 17 use drugs, and…


Unused medicine drop-off tomorrow
According to DEA statistics, as many as 6.8 million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That… Continue reading

8th Annual Drug Take-Back Program Underway Today

8th annual Drug Take-Back program underway today
This is an important step in reducing the alarmingly high rates of prescription drug abuse and addiction in our community." During the last seven Take-Back Events, nearly one million pounds of prescription drugs were turned in at more than 5,300 sites …
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4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (And Their

4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (and Their
4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (and Their Unintended Consequences) Prescription drug abuse is finally showing signs of stabilizing. Some believe this gradual decline is the result of government efforts to crack down… Continue reading

How Can I Help My Drug Phobia?

Question by Courtney: How can I help my drug phobia?
I know that sounds weird, but ever since I was little I could not handle people talking about or reading about harmful drugs (like pot, crack, etc.). Do you remember that drug-free DARE whatever thing you had to… Continue reading

Bienvenue en Louisiane: The Prison Effect

Bienvenue en Louisiane: The Prison Effect
… over the past 20 years. According to Blueprint Louisiana (a statewide citizen's group on reforms in criminal justice and education) “only 37 percent of offenders in Louisiana have been convicted of violent crimes…and the average sentence for drug …
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The Truth About Marijuana: Health Risks Trivialized (Op-Ed)

The Truth About Marijuana: Health Risks Trivialized (Op-Ed)
If we are moving toward what is happening in France, we need to consider that drug abuse is most common in the younger population, with 25 percent of users younger age 28.3 and younger. In the United States, kids are …… Continue reading

Call Us for Substance Abuse Help San Francisco!

Call us for substance abuse help San Francisco! — Get substance abuse help near San Francisco. Cocaine, alcohol, heroin, meth- gain control over addiction and psychiatric problems with dual diagnosis. We hav…


Two Pocono PDs participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
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