Substance Abuse and Mental Illnesses

Published July 22, 2012

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McGuire: Seasonal patterns of drug abuse in Sitka

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Few people know more about the prevalence of substance abuse in Sitka – at any given moment — than Michael McGuire. Like most places, alcohol is the most commonly abused substance in Sitka, and will probably remain so for the indefinite future.
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Community Coalition Aims to Tackle Teen Substance Abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

That 'flavor' is indisputably alcohol, especially among Pierson students, according to the unofficial results of a recent survey conducted at the school by the New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). The school board has …
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Addiction: The Preventable Disease

Filed under: Substance Abuse

A major report, released by the University of Columbia's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), is 586 pages of addressing one of America's most ignored health problems with several solutions. Here is a very brief summary of the CASA …
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