Lunch and Learn: Substance Abuse Awareness – (4 of 6)

Lunch and Learn: Substance Abuse Awareness – (4 of 6) – The Pinal County Employee Wellness Coalition hosted a “Lunch and Learn” lecture in Florence. The topic was “Substance Abuse Awareness. The guest speaker was Cindy Schaider from the Casa Grande Alliance. Schaider is a nationally recognized expert on substance abuse issues. She is responsible for getting many of the drug abuse programs inside Pinal County off the ground.

Experts to Address the Issue of Suicide and Substance Abuse

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A growing body of evidence suggests that alcohol and drug abuse are second only to depression and other mood disorders when it comes to risk factors for suicide. In one study, for example, alcohol and drug abuse disorders were associated with a six …
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Lance Armstrong, a champion's reputation in tatters, and why it's a long road …

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Moral elasticity towards drug-taking is a permanent feature of cycling. The 1998 Festina scandal brought the Tour to a standstill and was supposed to mark a line in the sand. It didn't. Tour cyclists have continued to be caught doping. Tour winners …
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Addiction plays role in state's deadly diagnosis

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"There is also a shortage in the willpower to develop a comprehensive drug control and rehab program," he added, noting there has been a 550 percent increase in the substance abuse from 1999-2004. "We don't only need pain rehabilitation centers, but we …
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