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Enquirer seeks sources for substance abuse series (Battle Creek Enquirer)

Substance abuse among young people does not afflict just one group. Teens from all walks of life use drugs and alcohol both to tune out and to tune in.

Group’s goal is to prevent, understand substance abuse (Muskogee Phoenix)

A detailed effort to find ways to prevent substance abuse in Muskogee is being funded by a large grant from the Cherokee Nation. Lisa Raasch, executive director of the Muskogee Non-Profit Resource Center, is helping with the information-gathering effort.

Study links substance-abuse treatment, crime drop (Lexington Herald-Leader)

One year after beginning substance abuse treatment, participants committed fewer crimes, earned more money and used alcohol and illegal drugs less often, according to a new study from the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research at the University of Kentucky. The Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study found that such changes saved the state about $10 million, or $4.98 for every $1 spent on drug ...

Substance abuse program credited with reducing expulsions (Red Deer Advocate)

A five-day Substance Abuse Intervention Program has reduced the expulsion rate at Red Deer public schools by about 50 per cent.

Abuse treatment program praised (Prince George Citizen Online)

A man who's helped implement substance abuse recovery programs throughout the world says the Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community near Prince George is on the right track to success."I can't tell you how impressed I am with this therapeutic community" and how much it's achieved in a short time, said Fred Tent, who has been leading a five-day conference at the site, located 27 kilometres southwest ...