drug and alcohol abuse

NC Budget Would Close WNC Prison, Treatment Center

NC budget would close WNC prison, treatment center

Filed under: drug abuse help centers

WOODFIN — A local prison and a drug and alcohol abuse treatment center in Black Mountain would be closed under the state Senate's proposed budget. Closing… Continue reading

How Can I Volunteer or Intern at a Mental Health Facility And/or at Drug Rehab Places?

Question by unhuman: How can i volunteer or intern at a mental health facility and/or at drug rehab places?
i want to want to become a drug/alcohol counselor, for a intermediate carrier goal, the certificate only takes a year… Continue reading

Why Is Marijuana Schedule 1 Drug and Cocaine Schedule 2?

Question by Mike: Why is marijuana schedule 1 drug and cocaine schedule 2?
Is there a reason for this? Marijuana isn’t a bad drug, it doesn’t make you violent, no one has died from an overdose. So is there… Continue reading

Nevada Psychiatric Hospital's Busing of Mental Patients Was Disturbing to Workers

Nevada psychiatric hospital's busing of mental patients was disturbing to workers

Filed under: salvation army drug treatment program

Cuts to programs funded by the government have had a trickle-down effect on hospital emergency rooms and private agencies that run programs… Continue reading

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Filed under: alcohol addiction help

Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around… Continue reading

Dempsey Turns to Congress for 'Game Changer' on Sexual Assault

Dempsey Turns to Congress for 'Game Changer' on Sexual Assault

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

"I remember in my early days in the Army when racial issues and drug abuse tore at the fabric of our service," Dempsey said. "The… Continue reading