ADAPT Teams With Zombies for Alcohol Awareness

ADAPT teams with zombies for alcohol awareness

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mallory Lass, 354th Medical Group Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment volunteer, assists Christy Hedrick, wife of Master Sgt. Ricky Hedrick, 354th Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance noncomissioned …
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Tredyffrin taking steps to battle 'uptrend' in prescription drug abuse

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

… at the township building. 'Alcohol and marijuana remain the drugs of choice among the youth in our community,” said Braun but “prescription drug abuse is on the rise and disposing of them properly takes the temptation out of the house. … To allay …
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Tackling drug abuse in teens: Organization passes out free home drug test kits

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

Ms. Moak, her husband and an addiction specialist started notMYkid in 2000 when Ms. Moak's son was getting treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. She says if it happened to her family, it can happen to anyone. “ The average age of first use is 13.
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Food addiction: could overeating be compulsive?

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Does food addiction really exist and – if it does – how can it be treated? Getting a … "As an alcoholic I would go to different off-licences to buy my alcohol so people wouldn't recognise me, but I'd also go to different newsagents to buy chocolate …
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