Paula Riggs, M.D., on Adolescent Substance Abuse and Comorbidity

Paula Riggs, M.D., on Adolescent Substance Abuse and Comorbidity – Treating adolescent substance abusers for comorbid disorders like depression or ADHD can also help reduce substance use, said Paula Riggs, M.D., a professor …

Drug Summit for Southern Maryland Planned on March 7 at Hollywood …

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Walden's role in this community summit will be to discuss pathways to use, various drugs used, early identification strategies and techniques used to discuss drug abuse with young adults as well as treatment and recovery services. Walden's counselors …
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Hillary Needs Ferraro's Spirit

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Framing her candidacy as part of a continuing journey toward equality for women could help Clinton neutralize potential negatives like her age, establishment ties, and also-ran status. Clinton is a ….. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA …
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Editorial: The tide is turning on the death penalty

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Maryland abolished the death penalty last year, the sixth state in six years to do so. Delaware and Colorado, both of which came close last year, may pass similar legislation soon. Thirty-two states now allow the death penalty, but last year death …
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Suicide watch

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The report, produced and published in partnership with the US National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, outlines a strategy to reduce suicide rates in the general population by 20% over the next five years. It also makes shockingly …
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