Addiction Counselors in Demand

Published August 8, 2013

Addiction counselors in demand

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs in the field of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counseling nationally is expected to increase by 27 percent between 2010 to 2020. There are more than 100 …
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Life and Death in Assisted Living Single

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They would monitor her health, engage her in an array of physically and mentally stimulating activities, and pass out her 11 prescription medications, which included morphine (for pain) and the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel (given in hopes of curbing …
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STD warning — Increase linked to prostitutes

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

Engaging in prostitution counts, along with drug abuse, as a high-risk behavior. However, it is difficult to track prostitutes who are spreading STDs, according to Bolton. Men — or those commonly referred to as Johns — who have had contact with …
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