substance abuse

Long-Acting Pain Drugs No Longer Approved for Treating Moderate Pain

Long-acting Pain Drugs No Longer Approved for Treating Moderate Pain
“The FDA is invoking its authority to require safety labeling changes and postmarket studies to combat the crisis of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose, and death from these potent drugs that… Continue reading

Depression and Substance Abuse

Depression and Substance Abuse
This video describes the dynamic of how alcohol and drugs affect a person with depression. Issues such as: genetics, psycho-social dynamics, copingbehaviors …


 

Predictors of Substance Abuse Identified Among Teens With Bipolar Disorder

Predictors of substance abuse identified among teens with bipolar disorder
Washington D.C., October 2, 2013 – A study published in the October 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that approximately one… Continue reading

Judges in Ohio Use Injections to Combat Drug Addiction – Youngstown Vindicator

Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction – Youngstown Vindicator

Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction
Youngstown Vindicator
Some Ohio judges are using a controversial and expensive injection therapy to battle drug addiction. Several… Continue reading

Predictors of Substance Abuse Identified Among Teens With Bipolar Disorder

Predictors of substance abuse identified among teens with bipolar disorder
Washington D.C., October 2, 2013 – A study published in the October 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that approximately one… Continue reading

Dennis McCarty, Ph.D Overview of Substance Abuse Treatment Benefits and Costs

Dennis McCarty, Ph.D Overview of Substance Abuse Treatment Benefits and Costs
See the following link for more info: http://bit.ly/5wxSMh The mission of the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) is to fund substance abuse poli…