Everything Bipolar: My Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Everything Bipolar: My drug and alcohol abuse – This video took a lot out of me to film. To be honest, the first time I tried to film it I ended up in tears. But I want to be real with you guys and let you know what I went through. I think it’s important to talk about how mental illness and drug and alcohol abuse can so often go hand in hand.

We all pay the price for substance abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Indulge me as I lead with a quick primer on “drug abuse” so that you don't dismiss this problem as being one that certainly doesn't affect your employees. Please note that alcohol is the most abused drug; it destroys more families and careers than …
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Phoenix Houses of California and TEEN LINE Partner to Combat Adolescent …

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Newswise — Dec. 20, 2012, 2012 —Phoenix Houses of California and TEEN LINE today announced a new collaboration to provide substance abuse education and resources to Los Angeles area schools. Phoenix Houses of California is a leading nonprofit …
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Study examines substance abuse in child welfare

Filed under: Substance Abuse

By Eric Lindberg – A new federal grant will enable Dorian Traube, assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, to explore the causes and consequences of a vicious intergenerational cycle of substance abuse among those involved in the child …
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