Archive for the ‘Adolescent Substance Abuse’ Category

Teen Helpline in Burkburnett, TX Gives Hope for Addiction Recovery
LIGHTNING RELEASES (3/17/2014) – Many teenagers in Burkburnett, TX who experiment with drugs and alcohol end up developing substance abuse issues. Long-term dependency on drugs, alcohol, or prescription medications can cause physical, mental …
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Home News Eating disorders among youth treated by new…
WHITBY — Children and adolescents struggling with eating disorders will now have access to treatment closer to home with the opening of a new unit at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. The Province of Ontario is launching its first …
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Dispelling stigma of mental health
… on East Mississippi of today: Some years ago, the reference to “insane” was dropped and the state in the mid-1970's began upgrading the facility into a modern psychiatric treatment center including substance abuse rehab for adults and adolescent males.
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Texas Drug Rehabilitation — http://www.texasdrugrehabs.net/ – There are ever changing treatment admission shifts throughout the country and Texas is no different. One of the major contr…

P126M-cocaine stash seized in Davao
Davao police said that while inspecting the 40-footer container van prior to loading with bananas for shipment, workers discovered cocaine bars hidden in the ceiling of the van at the Sumifru container yard in Tibungco District. A total of 24 cocaine …
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'Out-of-his-depth' drug dealer is spared prison
… after his mother died suddenly two years ago, adding: “You got out of your depth.” He sentenced him to two years in prison, suspended for two years, with 200 hours of unpaid work, 18 months of supervision, and drug rehabilitation treatment for nine …
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Pope announces first members of sex abuse commission, including Irish victim
•Catherine Bonnet, a French consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry. •Claudio Papale, an Italian canon lawyer and official of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which handles sex abuse cases. •Poland's longtime former …
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Homosexuality And Lesbianism: A Global Threat To Africa
Male Adult/Adolescent AIDS Cases by Exposure Category and Race/Ethnicity, Reported through December 1999, United States,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention: available at: www/cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasr1102/table9 …
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AACAP Updates Guidelines On Autism Spectrum Disorder
A flood of new research in recent years has prompted the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to revise a key guideline for evaluating and treating autism. The “Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and …
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Find the Right Marriage Counselor: 10 Questions to Ask Before Booking an …
When the health of your relationship is at stake, you want the right therapist. That means one who is qualified to help you address the issues you are facing and one with whom you and your partner feel comfortable. That means doing more than just …
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re: Jane Owens Helping people live their best lives
Therapy: “I find that therapy requires much of the same creativity and unique problem-solving skills that I used in the past which I incorporate into my approach with clients. I feel that using talk therapy along with research-based methods that …
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Drug Testing For Food Stamp Recipients To Become Law?
Atlanta (WAOK)- Applicants for food stamps and welfare may now have to get drug tested and pay for it, if Governor Nathan Deal signs a bill passed Thursday in the General Assembly. The applicants would only be tested if a Department of Human Services …
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VIDEO: People in recovery and parents share painful lessons, hope at drug …
… Central School District students Tuesday night. The forum, hosted by the district and the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education, or CAPE, hopes to raise awareness about the "growing epidemic" of drug abuse, locally and nationally. / Nina …
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US to Ration Cold Medicine to Curb Drug Misuse
SEOUL — U.S. Forces Korea has announced that the command will soon begin monitoring the sale of some over-the-counter drugs in an effort to curb an 18-month increase in drug misuse and abuse cases. In a statement posted this week on USFK's website …
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Question by Blina: How does the nasal completely erode due to Cocaine abuse?
Surely sniffing something cannot lead to complete erosion..?

(by the way I have never tried, just curious)

Best answer:

Answer by Nathan Explosion
Snorting obrasive powder into a mucous cavity isn’t a great idea.

Answer by Sexy Homer
Thanks for that gross mental image. Now I’m stuck with it.

I suppose that cocaine kills cells. How else?

Cocaine use is going to pot
Although the individual patterns of heroin, cocaine, marijuana and crystal meth abuse have changed dramatically over the past decade, Americans still spend more than $ 100 billion a year on these drugs, a figure that has changed little during the past …
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