Sidon Council to Build Rare Drug Rehabilitation Center

Sidon council to build rare drug rehabilitation center
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The Center for Social Protection will help treat substance abusers from across the country and eventually the region, and will play an active role in assimilating patients back into society following their treatment, Siniora said at Thursday's event …
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Century High's school-based health center provides health care when and …
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Research has shown that SBHCs reduce absenteeism and risky adolescent behaviors (alcohol and drug abuse, juvenile crime, premarital sex, suicide and violence), while helping to increase academic success, attendance and graduation rates. Students can …
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Univesity hosts college depression conference
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Trish Meyer, program director for outreach education for the University Depression Center, is one of the primary organizers of the conference. She said the goal of this year's conference is to help … “Given all of the other stressors that are unique …
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Former US Surgeon General Carmona Discusses Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana Video – Former US Surgeon General Carmona Discusses Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana Video; ONDCP Press Conference; Public Domain Video. US Department of Health and Human Services; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Center for Mental Health Services; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; The Nation’s Drug Czar, John P. Walters, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator, Charles G. Curie, joined with scientists and experts from the leading mental health organizations today to alert parents about the danger marijuana poses to their teens’ mental health. “A growing body of evidence now demonstrates that smoking marijuana can increase the risk of serious mental health problems,” said Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy. “New research being conducted here and abroad illustrates that marijuana use, particularly during the teen years, can lead to depression, thoughts of suicide, and schizophrenia. This is yet another reason that parents must stay closely involved with their teens and ensure that they are not smoking marijuana.” A number of prominent studies have recently identified a direct link between marijuana use and increased risk of mental health problems. Recent research makes a stronger case that cannabis smoking itself is a causal agent in psychiatric symptoms, particularly schizophrenia. During the past three years, these studies have strengthened that …

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