Podcast 9: Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Addiction

Podcast 9: Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Addiction – Podcast 9, Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Addiction, highlights the fact that addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease and that, if its tre…

Connors receives mentoring award

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

Connors received the Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training Award last month at the 2013 annual APA conference. A recognized expert in the study of alcohol and drug abuse and treatment, Connors joined the RIA in 1987 and served …
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Governor sent Wolk bill to expand list of crimes subject to firearms ban

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"SB 755 respects the rights of law-abiding gun owners by focusing on keeping guns out of the hands of repeat drug and alcohol offenders who are known to pose a greater risk of committing firearms offenses." SB 755 would add individuals with two or …
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Preventing 'Molly' Deaths

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Molly is supposedly a purer form of ecstasy, but is often mixed with other drugs, compounding its negative effects, said Pat Ketcham, president of the board of directors at the American College Health Association board of directors. … In order to …
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Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit gets 0000 grant to help at-risk youth

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Juvenile detention centers hold juveniles charged as adults for such serious offenses as muder and rape, as well as repeat offenders for delinquent felony thefts, drug abuse, child molestation and other serious adult offenses. … Statistics show that …
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