substance abuse

Planned Drug Court Gets Treatment Grant

Planned drug court gets treatment grant

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

The drug court is one way Ater and Judge Scott Nusbaum hope to address sentencing reform and, they hope, more effectively reduce the number of people reoffending by treating the underlying problem, which most times is drug addiction. The proposal has …
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Loss of Children Spurs Parents to Raise Drug Awareness in Octorara

Loss of children spurs parents to raise drug awareness in Octorara

Filed under: drug abuse help in delaware

On Tuesday, the Gillens stood up in the Octorara High School auditorium during three student assemblies, and also before an evening gathering of parents, to raise awareness about drug and heroin abuse in the rural community. The lethal … Wilmington …
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Schneiderman Applauds Success of New York's Program to Prevent Prescription

Schneiderman applauds success of New York's program to prevent prescription

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

Introduced in June 2011 by Schneiderman and unanimously passed by the Legislature in 2012, the I-STOP Act is a national model for other states and Congress to follow to curb prescription drug abuse, the nation's fastest-growing drug problem. I-STOP set …
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Drug Abuse Facts and Statistics


 

Drug Abuse Facts and Statistics – The worldwide drug problem seems to get worse every year, with the rates of drug abuse increasing almost annually. If people consider the facts and statistic…

 

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Bieber Marijuana Use Illuminates Adolescent Trend

Bieber Marijuana Use Illuminates Adolescent Trend

Filed under: teen drug abuse

Justin Beiber's recently exposed use of marijuana and Xanax illuminates a growing trend among adolescents in the United States. Marijuana use among teens has been growing in recent years according to a report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, …
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Roughly What % of People Will Relapse Within a Year From an Inpatient Drug Rehab Program?

Question by Joe: Roughly what % of people will relapse within a year from an inpatient drug rehab program?

Best answer:

Answer by raysny
12step rehabs have a slightly higher success rate than “free” AA, and they have about a 5% success rate at the end of one year, the same as quitting on your own.