Drug Abuse: A Family Matter? – a Lecture by Glen Hanson, PhD, DDS

Drug Abuse: A Family Matter? – A Lecture by Glen Hanson, PhD, DDS – The Silverstein Lecture series is hosted by Northwestern University’s Center for Genetic Medicine twice annually to bring advances in genetic medicine to the…

New Children and Family Justice Center will help improve conditions for …

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If detention rates remain low, two of the living halls can take on potential community uses, such as beds for homeless youth or in-treatment substance abuse programs. As professionals dedicated to youth, we've often dreamed of a world where young …
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Pelham seeking grant to help with anti-drug campaign

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“When you get 100 parents to come out and talk about something that is a very positive sign for moving forward,” Mitchell said. The chairman of the Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment also was pleased …
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Bruce D. Grant: Treatment brings hope for recovery from drugs

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There a few families that have not in some way been touched by this modern day scourge. In 2012, 23.1 million persons aged 12 or older in the United States needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem. In many cases, it is …
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Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse

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His son, Michael, 20, addicted to painkillers and other prescription drugs from treatment for Crohn's disease, killed himself in 2011 in the family's North Buffalo home. “You need to stop addiction before it starts, because once you get addicted …
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