State Health Commissioner Talks Prevention

State Health Commissioner Talks Prevention

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

Another focal point of the presentation was the epidemic of substance abuse, particularly with prescription drugs. During 2011, an estimated 1,062 people died … The majority of health care spending is for secondary and tertiary treatment, and …
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Another View: We can reach children with serious behavioral problems

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Less than 50 percent of students with emotional and behavioral disabilities graduate from high school, and these students are twice as likely as students with other types of disabilities to live in a halfway house, drug treatment center or on the …
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More U.S. Troops Died by Suicide Than in Afghanistan Combat in 2012

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RAY SUAREZ: The statistics are stunning.According to the Associated … RAY SUAREZ: If someone is observed or in fact reports that they themselves are having troubles, suicidal ideation, playing around with guns, inability to sort of pull it together …
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Drug Overdose 3rd Leading Cause Of Injury-Related Death In LA County

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Statistics show that prescription drug abuse is such a problem in L.A. County that drug overdose is now the third leading cause of injury-related deaths. Of the 8,265 drug-related deaths between 2000 and 2009, approximately …
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