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A research paper released this month has revealed that relaxed attitudes of drug abuse from peers and relatives can increase a teenager's likelihood of indulging in the behavior.

In the past, St. Paul’s Order of the Knighthood was a degree system based on character education. Students earn more privileges as they learn about and demonstrate the virtues of the Knighthood...

Drug abuse treatment is always an arduous process. Those patients who complete it successfully are invariably the ones who feel most secure and supported along the way.

Purple, Inc. has been helping the families of substance abusers since they opened their doors in 2003. A unique program was designed to ensure these families are receiving the care they need to begin putting the pieces back together.

It is with great pleasure that St. Paul's Academy introduces its new Head of School, Robert E. Bufton, who comes to St. Paul's from Southwestern Academy, Beaver Creek Ranch campus (near Sedona, AZ).

FDA looking to Reduce Deaths from Prescription Pain Medication

Arabic Rappelz Observes the International Day against Drug Abuse

Narconon Gulf Coast Announces 300th Graduate From Drug Rehabilitation Program

Jack Stem, CEO of the Cincinnati company Peer Advocacy for Impaired Nurses, LLC, has joined Self Growth, the number one self improvement site on the Internet. He joins other well known experts including Anthony Robbins, Stephen Covey, and Wayne Dyer.

Benzo the Clown - Recovery with a laugh or two even if you have to fake it, has added a music page with downloadable popular folk/rock acoustic songs played and sung by the Dixieland Rock & Roll Orange Pekoe Blues Band - yes, they're back!

In its continuous effort to find fresh, interesting ways to get in under the radar of at-risk and incarcerated youth, ARISE Foundation has created a series of posters that use compelling images and pointed phrases to teach lessons about life skills.

Katy Alexander turns tragedy of addiction into hope for others.

Experimental Punk musician Joe DeVita has astounded the literary world with the release of his first book “Living in Flux”

Two-day forum highlights Botvin LifeSkills Training.

Malaysia's largest government & private addiction treatment networks inked a pact to revitalize efforts to meet the objective of a drug free nation by 2015 via the sharing research as well as medical support & training of after care services staff

A Celebration of Recovery - a fun-filled alumni event celebrating a successful year of recovery and healing.

Beartooth MT Ascent, is a transition program for struggling young men. This Program had an incredible impact on Trey, a young man who has struggled with drug abuse issues for the past 8 years. Here is his story.

ESCAPE! FROM THE CLUTCHES OF ALCOHOL - Do you or someone you love suffer from alcoholism? Do you want to stop, once and for all?

Fewer Alabama teens are smoking, according to the results of the 2008 Youth Tobacco Survey. Making significant progress to address adolescent tobacco use, AL schools implemented the Botvin LifeSkills Training program in selected schools.

Robert Downey Jr. back on top at the box office

Charlie Sheen Up for Emmy for Best Actor in Comedy series

Amy Winehouse's release from London hospital for suspected prescription drug reaction brings attention to her current drug and alcohol problems, as well as, those common of so many young people today.

Lions, tigers and bears are not what stresses Dorothy in the schools these days, it's bullying, gangs, and eating disorders according to best-selling author Michelle Farias. Farias will answer questions on a free teleconference call June 30th.

With Pope Benedict XVI currently visiting the United States, many American Catholics are wondering: Could their “innocent” drug use be putting their mortal souls at risk?

Meth production threatens children’s safety

Will your kids spend the summer drinking and using drugs?

Summer celebrations raise danger of drunk driving

Party schools—are they safe for your child?

How long have they known about and underestimated the toxic effects of Methadone?

Friends and family in alcohol, drug recovery programs most vulnerable. Know how to help yourself and others.

The drug and alcohol treatment programs may include residential, inpatient, outpatient or short-stay options. Inpatient services are given by lic. hospitals, while residential programs usually do not meet the same rigorous standards of medical care.

There are various drug rehab programs which can help in curing alcohol and drug abuse. But there are various myths and misconceptions regarding drug addiction recovery programs.

Alcohol or drug abuse causes many problems. It can be a disaster for your life. Long-term heavy drinking causes many medical troubles. It can damage the liver, hurt the heart, and injure the brain.

Your main purpose when entering an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center is to quit the habit of drinking and taking drugs. During that critical time you should be taken care of properly.

While selecting a drug and alcohol treatment program, you should consider the following: There are drug rehab centers that serve you by helping you medically and psychologically.

“Methadone related deaths continue their upward trend in many areas across the Country. Currently Methadone is the #2 Killer Drug in the United States”, say HARMD, Inc. (Helping America Reduce Methadone Deaths).