As the Guide to Mental Ills Is Revised 
New York Times
To the Editor: Re ?New Guidelines May Sharply Increase Addiction Diagnoses? (news article, May 12): It is an unsubstantiated claim that the proposed changes to substance abuse and dependence disorders in the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...
Addiction affliction: Psychiatrists create a stir with broad definitions Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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Briefing: Drug abuse prevent, frog program, dancing ... 
Winona Daily News
The Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center will celebrate National Prevention Week by hosting a panel discussion on youth substance abuse trends from 7 to 8:30 pm today in the Winona Senior High School Auditorium. The panel will feature a variety of ...

 

Page County Officials to Discuss Substance Abuse Prevention Measures at Public ... 
WHSV
Law enforcement officials in Page County are raising awareness on teen substance abuse this week by holding educational public meetings. Bath salts, prescription medications, alcohol and hand sanitizer are what law enforcement officials are cracking ...

 

Substance abuse prevention institute scheduled for July 
The Southern
JACKSON COUNTY ? Illinois Teenage Institute on Substance Abuse will be from July 22 through 26 and hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. The Illinois Sheriffs' Association is extremely is a principal sponsor for the annual institute, ...

 

Five minutes with Joseph Williams 
The Bridgeton News - NJ.com
By Jason Laday/The News of Cumberland County BRIDGETON ? Joseph Williams is CEO of the Southwest Council, a private, nonprofit agency fighting the spread of substance abuse across Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. Founded in 1991 as a primary ...

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Blasting music tied to drinking and drugs: study 
Reuters
"I think they've really shown that sex and drugs go with rock and roll," said Dr. Sharon Levy, head of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program at Boston Children's Hospital who wasn't involved in the new study But, Levy said, it's far too early to warn ...

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National Underage Drinking Prevention Day is May 21 
Centerville Daily Iowegian
To end these heartbreaking consequences, we must act by promoting rigorous enforcement measures and effective substance abuse prevention programs. On National Underage Drinking Prevention Day, we recommit to preventing tragedy before it strikes by ...

 

Students make anti-drug PSAs in youth leadership coalition 
Norwich Bulletin
Norwich Free Academy student Sarah DiRoma, 14, said the coalition offers several leadership programs for students to raise awareness about substance abuse and distracted driving. Her group created an audio advertisement to teach about the harmful ...

 

Panel on drug use to present Monday night in Ashland 
MetroWest Daily News
Bill Phillips of New Beginnings, a local substance abuse program, who will provide information on what he sees in Ashland and surrounding towns and strategies to keep students substance free. Police Chief Scott Rohmer will share his perspective on the ...

 

Training counsellors to counsel 
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Substance Abuse: Alcohol was the most abused substance among the 295 substance abuse cases that were registered with the Thimphu referral hospital last year. Other substances abused are marijuana, pharmaceutical drugs and inhalants, like dendrite and ...