This understanding of the purpose of a liberal education underscores the rationale for the College policy on substance abuse and misuse of alcohol and controlled substances. The abuse of controlled ...

Offering comprehensive case management, support and advocacy to individuals with behavioral health needs at all points of the justice system continuum. Offering comprehensive case management, support ...

Drug abuse among young people in the U.S. has become a fact of life. Teenagers in urban, suburban, and rural areas alike are experimenting with and getting addicted to a growing variety of ...

According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 3.8 percent of American adults abuse opioids each year. Heroin is a drug that comes from a flower, the opium poppy, which usually grows ...

assessment and substance abuse education or interventions. The goal is to provide those recovering from substance use disorders and/or other behavioral addictions with the environment necessary to ...

A substance abuse or addiction counselor will perform assessments, create treatment plans, give referrals, provide education and counseling, and be on hand to help in a crisis. A counselor also ...

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ... the incorporation of behavioral health into the field is upping the ante for education. "The scope of the work has widened," he says ...

Schools can implement comprehensive prevention programs that include substance abuse education, peer support groups, and access to counseling services. NAVIGATING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SOCIAL ...

To facilitate the development of the curriculum, the team has been awarded a grant of $900,000 from the Substance Abuse and ...

It is more accurate to think of risk factors for the development of substance abuse disorders, rather than direct causes. (There are also factors that protect individuals against addiction.) ...

Amid a rise in fatal fentanyl overdoses, a San Diego County task force convened to identify substance abuse prevention solutions ... San Diego County Office of Education, California National ...

Lorenzo Leggio, the clinical director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Scientists still don’t know exactly how Ozempic and similar medications work, he adds. “We believe that these ...