David Sheff Encourages Parents to Talk With Teens About Drug Use

David Sheff Encourages Parents to Talk with Teens About Drug Use – Journalist David Sheff, author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey through His Son’s Addiction, discusses talking to…

Bike PATH fundraiser raises awareness and $ $ for local addiction programing

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… of good stuff. I want to bring more awareness to CARE.” In the United States, half of all children live in a household where a parent or other adult uses tobacco, drinks heavily or uses illicit drugs, according to the Center on Addiction and …
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National policy on drug abuse soon; will help fight addiction

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The need to have a National Policy on Drug Abuse was felt for a long time. The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry recently took the decision in this regard and an expert committee has been formed to study nation-wide scenario of drug and substance …
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Has Prescription Drug Abuse Changed?

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Frieden was referring to the burgeoning problem of prescription drug abuse. Most if not all doctors know about the addictive nature of pain killers such as Oxycodone and Hydrocodone and Percocet and many others. They are in the difficult position of …
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