Addiction and the Brain – Drug or Alcohol Abuse Is a Disease.

Published May 9, 2013

Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease. – Tim Brunson, PhD, talks about how the brain works regarding addictions (alcohol, drug addiction). Why does your brain respond to repeated behavior? How can y…

Police to man prescription drug drop-off sites Saturday

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… Pharmacy Association, and the Addiction Treatment Services Association. The event is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and is being held in partnership with the Canadian Center of Substance Abuse and Public Safety Canada.
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Sherrod Brown behind effort to stop prescription drug abuse

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Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Ohio, Brown said, and prescription pain medications, such as oxycodone, morphine and methadone are largely responsible for increasing overdoses and deaths in the state. The legislation would target the …
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Alcohol factor in rise of girls in detention – Brisbane Times

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''It is believed the rise in the rate of young female offenders under supervision by Juvenile Justice NSW can be attributed to a number of factors including drug and alcohol abuse and a rise in the number of serious crimes committed by young female …
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