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Adults agree on top children's health issues regardless of political party affiliation, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health During this presidential election season, there will be plenty of debate between the candidates on the issues. But when it comes to childhood health concerns, a new poll shows many adults agree on the top priorities they want to see the candidates address: childhood obesity and bullying. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital...
VICTORIA, June 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Smashing glass. Thousands of people out of control. A moment that should have been a huge national celebration exploded into mob violence June 15, 2011. It was seeing the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver unfold before his very eyes that assured Victoria resident, former broadcasting executive Miles Craig, that he was right in his plan to create a new charitable foundation that would make Canada a better place. Rather than wring his hands or stay...
Narconon Riverbend recently completed a survey which found that the overwhelming majority of addicts that attend its program lived in drug-free households at the time they began abusing drugs. Denham Springs, LA (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 Psychologists and mental health professionals are often at odds over the “nature vs. nurture” debate when it comes to the question of drug addiction. On the one side stand those who believe that a genetic predisposition toward addiction exists, meaning...
Over 85% of drug addicts have used drugs before reaching majority. Denham Springs, LA (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 As any parent would likely agree, it seems that kids grow up all too quickly these days. While some parents’ worries these days focus on classic problems like teen sexuality, bullying, academic performance, and other popular favorites; there’s no question that the issue of drug abuse has become more relevant than ever for concerned parents. In an era in which people can get just...
PISGAH FOREST, N.C., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. (www.pisgahlabs.com) received Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov) for its patent application entitled "Opioid Salts and Formulations Exhibiting Anti-Abuse and Anti-Dose Dumping Properties." Pisgah began pursuing a technology platform in 2006 that addresses the nation's drug abuse epidemic and this patent is the first in what is expected to be a large estate of...
Passages Rehab is proud to support SAMHSA's first annual National Prevention Week, which is held from May 21-25. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Passages Malibu and Passages Ventura, the world’s leading drug and alcohol rehab centers, are proud to support the first annual National Prevention Week, which is held from Monday, May 21, 2012 through Friday, May 25, 2012. This health observance is an opportunity for community members and leaders to learn more about behavioral health...
Gateway Foundation Alumnus Teaches Skills of Improvisation to Promote Positive Dialogue and Lasting Recovery CHICAGO, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment recently piloted a new program that taught effective communication skills as a tool to help enhance relationships and aid one's commitment to lasting recovery. Piloted in spring 2012, the Immediacy in Effective Communication program was well-received by 36 adult men who were...
DrugTestYourTeen.com is pleased to announce that they now offer an in-home drug test to detect Spice/K2, the synthetic cousins of marijuana that are the latest teen craze. The biggest selling point for Spice has been that it is “undetectable”, but this new test changes all that. (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 DrugTestYourTeen.com, a leading supplier of in-home drug tests for parents of teenagers, is pleased to announce that they now offer an in-home drug test to detect Spice (or K2), the...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three comprehensive behavioral health care centers have become referral sites for the West Virginia Prescription Drug Abuse Quitline to assist in recovery and treatment of prescription drug abusers. The three centers are: Westbrook Health Services in Parkersburg; Healthways, Inc., in the Northern Panhandle; and Valley HealthCare System in Morgantown. "The quitline is a single point of entry where people who are suffering with...
Hanley Center Survey Finds Depression and Anxiety Fuel Addiction Among Older Americans WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of people over the age of 50 who are being treated for addiction is drastically on the rise. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration older adults who reported using illegal drugs within a year, nearly doubled between 2002 and 2007, while use of nonmedical pharmaceuticals increased from...
