Make the Connection: Adolescent Chemical Dependency Treatment and Recovery

Make the Connection: Adolescent Chemical Dependency Treatment and Recovery – This video is aimed at parents and others concerned about adolescents who have problems with substance abuse. The film describes adolescent addiction and treatment in interviews by parents, adolescents, and treatment providers. This video was updated from the original version produced in 2007 by the Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (now Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery), funded by the national Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. The video was updated in May 2012 to add current contacts for the Washington State Recovery Help Line and other resources.

2nd wave of AIDS epidemic is coming

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The third phase centers on pharmaceutical companies, which are repackaging old drugs rather than creating new ones. In addition, fewer companies are focusing on AIDS drugs research and many are dropping out. Remember, when persons living with HIV …
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Funded but not monitored

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Courts or parents can place children in these centers, which provide in-house counseling, nursing care and an on-site school for children with issues ranging from drug addictions to behavioral and emotional problems. A Republic investigation of the …
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