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The best thing about technology is the off switch

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Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse have compared the sense of technological dependency — the feeling that we must be accessible and responsive at any time and in any place — to that of drugs and alcohol. The hormone dopamine provides …
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House Finance Considers Cuts to Behavioral Health Funding

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"If those reductions are taken from our grant based services, the impact will be most significant to our substance abuse treatment system," said Director of the Alaska Advisory Board on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Kate Burkhart. "Many people who need …
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YOUTH RESOURCES: With synthetic pot, you don't know where it's been

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However, many of its users learned the hard way the drug is far from safe. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the use of synthetic cannabinoids is tied to a variety of health issues. Symptoms often …
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Scientology: How We Help—Buenos Aires Volunteers Spread the Truth About …

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… distributed some 3,000 copies of The Truth About Drugs booklets, written specifically to educate young people about drug abuse and covering in detail the origins, street names, and long- and short-term effects of the most commonly abused drugs.
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