Your Body on Drugs

Published January 12, 2013

Your Body on Drugs – Robin Williams, who’s experienced both the highs and lows of substance abuse, hosts a groundbreaking TV experiment. 4 heavy users on 4 of America’s most abused drugs perform a series of physical tests to show exactly how drugs work.

Hispanics in U.S. less likely to complete substance abuse treatments

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“Our findings show troubling racial disparities in the completion of alcohol and drug abuse programs, and they point specifically to socioeconomic barriers that make it difficult for minority groups to access and sustain treatment,” Brendan Saloner …
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CdMHS PTA Tackles Teen Substance Abuse at January Meeting

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Nearly 60 parents gathered Wednesday evening in the Corona del Mar High School library to learn that their medicine cabinet is the most dangerous place, not just in their homes, but in their teen's life. Tiffany McCafferty of C.A.N. (Community Alliance …
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UPSET: Drug use plagues UP

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L'ANSE – Drug abuse is a growing problem in several southern Upper Peninsula counties, and according to Tim Sholander, the problem continues to make its way north. Sholander, detective lieutenant and team commander of the Upper Peninsula Substance …
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