alcohol addiction

VSEA Calls Attention to Staffing Issues

VSEA calls attention to staffing issues
[rewrite]Chronic understaffing is also a problem to fix, the VSEA claims. Matthews described some … The association has also added a new item to its wish list: negotiating for prescription drug benefits. … On the retirement front, the VSEA is looking to …[/rewrite]
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Heroin's role detailed in SUNY Broome professor's death
[rewrite]… addicts who want help likely to be denied by insurers. More. ADVERTISEMENT. APALACHIN — After taking four lines of heroin, SUNY Broome Community College professor Wesley Warren's face turned pale and he passed out on his basement couch.[/rewrite]
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Alcohol Abuse??? ?

Question by iRock: alcohol abuse??? ?
[rewrite]what signs should parents, teachers, and peers look for in a person who may be abusing a substance?

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Answer by ?Niki
Here’s a list of signs and symptoms that you can look for in people that are using drugs. You can also substitute alcohol in most situations. =)

What Should I Do When Depressed….. Badly?

Question by flytz94: What should I do when Depressed….. Badly?
[rewrite]I am 13 and have been having many problems recently. Problems none of My Family or Friends know about, Not even my Parents. I just can’t tell them. But with the problems I almost tempted myself with Suicide twice. I know everyone says I can tell someone but I really can’t. What kind of Therapy will I need for my Problem, Where can I get it? And how can I get my Parents to bring me there without knowing about the problems themselves? Is there like some kind of Rehabiliation Center for Suicidal people maybe? Please help me.
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I Need Help. Drug Addiction?

Question by : I need help. Drug addiction?
[rewrite]So a few months ago I had an accident (OD) and went to the ER. My school convinced my parents I needed rehab but I convinced them otherwise. My school disagreed but whatever. Now I realize I may have a problem. I can’t go a day w out alcohol or Xanax and need 1 or the other to sleep. I also have dreams about doing drugs. And if I had some would definitely smoke some pot and do cocaine. Im scared I’m about to go to college. Is this normal because my friends don’t seem that into it and I like crave it… What to do?
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Heroin Laced With Painkiller Fentanyl Takes Toll in Pennsylvania

Heroin laced with painkiller Fentanyl takes toll in Pennsylvania
[rewrite]Today, at age 19, he has overdosed twice in the past week alone — not on prescription pills, but heroin. A friend's death from a heroin overdose scared Andrew back into rehab. "It really made me feel not invincible anymore," said Andrew, who did not …[/rewrite]
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Good news about drugs, alcohol?
[rewrite]The goal is to shift our collective thinking away from the penalizing and stigmatizing those with alcohol and other drug problems. Why? Because punishment and shame don't help, said Bev Haberle, executive director of the Council of Southeast Pennsylvania.[/rewrite]
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Drug Rehab Information?

Question by Jenny D AKA Rottweiler Azz ?: Drug Rehab Information?
[rewrite]I’m doing research for a story I’m writing; I’m just getting to the part where my two main characters end up in rehab together, but I want to present it accurately. Any insight would be helpful as far as average length of stay, how group works, how ppl are housed, etc. Anything u can tell me would be helpful. Thanks!
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Answer by Schtupa
With the wide variety of treatment modalities it is difficult to tell you what is “average.” So here goes nothing.