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Passages Malibu releases statement on the need for proactive measures in prescription drug abuse prevention in young people. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 A community prevention effort between Iowa State University and Pennsylvania State University released the inspiring results of a study that demonstrated ways to proactively engage American middle school teens and reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse. The recently published study in Preventative Medicine found that prescription...

The American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) was proud to honor and recognize 537 physicians who achieved board certification in addiction medicine during the organization’s recent annual awards luncheon in Chicago, IL. The new ABAM diplomates join 2,557 physicians in the United States who have already been certified and awarded diplomate status by ABAM, an independent medical specialty board. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 The American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) was...

The Best Halfway House, a sober resource network that provides housing resources for those who completed drug and alcohol addiction treatment, stretches its services into the Vero Beach, Florida area. West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 Vero Beach, Florida has become the newest area for Best Halfway House to reach with its sober housing resource network, so people can keep working toward freedom from drug and alcohol addiction. Best Halfway House definitely goes the extra mile,...

Results mark 33 percent increase in drug cases over the past five years. As this trend continues, Recovery Associates offers its Adolescent Track so teens can learn how to live without drugs. West Palm Beach, Fla. (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 According to a recent study produced by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, one in four teens has misused or abused a prescription drug at least once in their lifetime, a 33 percent increase over the past five years. The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study,...

To celebrate Father’s Day, Prentiss, a single father and co-founder of the two Passages Addiction Treatment Center facilities in Malibu and Ventura, revealed his personal thoughts on the upcoming holiday. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 For Pax Prentiss, Father’s Day signals a time of rebirth, of awakening. It was Pax’s relationship with his father, Passages co-founder Chris Prentiss, which not only spared Pax from the downward spiral of addiction, but also led to the creation of...

Best Halfway House, a sober resource that provides housing resources for those who have completed drug and alcohol addiction treatment, is extending its services into the Miami Beach, Florida area. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 The Best Halfway House is pleased to announce that its sober housing resource network is moving into the Miami Beach area, offering individuals an opportunity to continue their road of recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The Best Halfway House...

Star-studded event underscored need for solutions to substance abuse in Metro Detroit. Detroit, MI (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 On Saturday, June 8, 2013, Ford Field’s Hall of Legends welcomed over 250 guests for A Forever Recovery and Mack Alive’s 2013 Salute to Detroit Hometown Heroes. Four metro Detroiters were honored during the fund and friend raising event for Mack Alive’s Partnership for a Drug Free Detroit. Honorees were chosen for their community service and commitment to...

Stockton Holds an Addiction & Mental Health Parity Hearing SEABROOK, N.J., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seabrook House is proud to join the Honorable Patrick Kennedy in his fight for mental health and addiction equality at a hearing at Stockton College today. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 is a federal law that protects a group health plan's mental health and/or substance use coverage benefits. The measure was to ensure that mental health and...

Major Stigma and Anticipated Negative Outcomes Associated With Opioid Dependence Patients and Treatment RICHMOND, Va., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the growing population of individuals living with opioid dependence (addiction) and significant media coverage about this U.S. epidemic, a new national survey reveals both U.S. adults and primary care doctors harbor a variety of misperceptions and stereotypes about opioid dependence that may impact the way the disease - and those...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Critics of the "war on drugs" point to the limited success of current strategies for reducing drug abuse and argue that a new approach is needed. Such an approach may now be on the horizon within the covers of a new book by New York Times best-selling author David Sheff. Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy was published in April 2013 and is quickly gaining attention. The book confronts the traditional...