Posted: Thursday, February 25th, 2010
A startling 97 percent of individuals who misused OxyContin said that they got the drug from a friend or relative with a prescription for the opiate painkiller, HealthDay News reported Feb. 18.
Researchers [...]
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Posted: Monday, January 25th, 2010
By Michelle Trudeau
For teenagers, the effects of a drunken night out may linger long after the hangover wears off. A recent study led by neuroscientist Susan Tapert of the University of California, [...]
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Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009
By SARAH KERSHAW
WASHINGTON — His son had been dead from an overdose only three months when A. Thomas McLellan, among the nation’s leading researchers on addiction, got a call from the office [...]
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Posted: Saturday, October 10th, 2009
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SALINAS, Calif. – A group of Salinas teens are helping create new laws and getting recognition for their hard work.
The Safe Teens Empowerment Project aims to stop [...]
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Posted: Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
By Anna Foglia
In response to Maria De La Garma’s June 20 community column regarding lowering the drinking age, I strongly disagree and offer compelling support for my opinion.
A young person’s brain [...]
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Posted: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Today the California Assembly’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Select Committee holds a special hearing at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. One of the ideas Select Committee Members will discuss is [...]
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Posted: Thursday, May 28th, 2009
NEW CASA* REPORT FINDS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SPEND ALMOST HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION
OF EVERY FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLAR SPENT, 96 CENTS GOES TO [...]
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Posted: Friday, May 8th, 2009
TMD has announced the recently launched Sun Street Centers web site at www.sunstreetcenters.org, was selected as winner of the 2009 Summit International Creative Awards competition.
This year the SIA awards were judged by [...]
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Who: Founded by Martin and Nancy Dodd in 1968, Sun Street Centers is celebrating its tenth year of Pueblo del Mar Family Recovery Community.
Pueblo del Mar has received many awards for its [...]
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
A federal grant announced Wednesday will help a Salinas institution continue its work to prevent alcohol and drug abuse in the region – and help those struggling with the disease.
The Sun Street [...]
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