Tag: substance use
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Health Matters 8/6: Treatment for Substance Use Can Be Lifesaving
By Nicole Orro, LPC, LCADC Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data showing that overdose deaths in the United States rose by an alarming 29% last year, reaching a record 93,000. Though the COVID-19 pandemic may not be directly to blame, it undoubtedly exacerbated what had been a public health…
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Alliance presentation to focus on ‘Substance Use and Youth: Trends and Intervention’
MANALAPAN – Local, state and national newspapers post daily stories of drug arrests and responses to overdoses – with successful and unsuccessful efforts of saving a person. In addition, there are news stories of state and national efforts to address the over-prescribing of pain medicine. The news seems endless and the ability for any one…
