Shannon J Scholarship Helps Substance Abusers Find Treatment

Shannon J Scholarship helps substance abusers find treatment

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Besides financial limitations, the capacity for centers to take in patients needs to grow, she said. In 2012, 88,251 adults in Utah needed treatment for substance abuse, according to the Utah Department of Human Services. The state's facilities only …
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UTEP Provost Named To Federal Advisory Council

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“I am truly honored to have been selected for this important national council and will work hard to apply my expertise to its mission, near and dear to my heart, of improving treatment of substance abuse and mental illness and increasing prevention …
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Special Forces vet's family featured in marijuana documentary

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Former Special Forces Staff Sgt. Matt Figi is stepping front and center into the debate to legalize medical marijuana after appearing in a CNN documentary that focused on the plight of his little girl. After watching his … CNN's chief medical …
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If Pennington Gap is dying, drug abuse may be what's killing it

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Some don't think it's enough to combat the problem of addiction. VanZee says the lack of treatment is costing the taxpayers of Lee County. “We should develop drug courts and residential treatment centers,” he said. “Instead, we have increased the size …
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