Substance Abuse and the Adolescent Brain, Part II: Behavioral Symptoms

Published March 3, 2013

Substance Abuse and the Adolescent Brain, Part II: Behavioral Symptoms – Second in a series discussing the disease of addiction, brain development and the adolescent brain’s unique vulnerability to addiction, and the particular challenges of recognizing and treating the problem among this population. Presented by Alex Kirby, Psy.D., Executive Director of Montford Hall.

Weiner says increased penalties are `2014 issue'

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Baseball players' union head Michael Weiner says toughening penalties for drug violations will have to wait until the 2014 season. "There are … If you think a comment violates our guidelines click the "Report Abuse" link to notify the moderators …
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Porter County Substance Abuse Council continue their fight for the safety of …

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With over ten years working within substance abuse education, the numbers still shock Beatrice Owen. As Director of the Porter County Substance Abuse Council, she is constantly faced with the serious problem of substance abuse within Northwest Indiana.
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Vt. avoids major methamphetamine problems, so far

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Numbers of people seeking treatment for the drug weren't available, but Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse at the Vermont Department of Health, said the numbers were low. “We are not seeing methamphetamine use as a …
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Time to name and shame on grog, says Aboriginal MP

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… signs to be erected to embarrass offenders and ensure they would be watched by the community. "Police should launch a special operation, and they should start naming and shaming people, like putting signs up that say 'grog house' or 'drug house …
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