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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded nearly $24 million in grants to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced on September 26, 2007 that they will award nine grants to local mental health agencies in order to reduce chronic homelessness among individuals with mental illness.

Children of Alcoholics Week is a campaign that is held yearly the week of Valentine's Day. The goal of this national campaign is to raise the awareness of the impact that alcoholism and drug abuse has on children and offers strategies to help them.

My personal truimph over generalized anxiety disorder as a teenager and how I did it, without medication or a doctor.

DXM is an uprising trend in abuse among teenagers and young adults. What is it and why is it so popular?

HIV positive individuals are much more likely to also suffer from mental health or substance abuse problems, a new study reveals.

In life, there are those who win and those who lose. I guess you could say that school sets children up to understand those harsh realities.

In a press release by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Center for Mental Health Services stated that it is taking applications for Cooperative Agreements from organizations for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children

Dreams and reality are two different things and some jobs where you think you are helping people can actually be silently making you sick.

Many times the very people who need counseling are the people who just can't afford it. What should they do? Should they suffer silently?

Depression is a mental illness that effects approximately 1 in every 18 individuals or about 14.4 million people in the United States.

a research essay looking at the pro's of legalizing marijuana

15 grants totaling $28 million will go to several different organizations that will help children that have delt with traumatic experiences.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration announced on September 21, 2007 that they are awarding eight grants that will reduce and eventually eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint in institutional and community mental health settings.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded $39 million to 15 Addiction Technology Transfer Centers.

Pennsylvania Department of Health is urging residents to become aware of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Hosted by Friends of Recovery Vermont, the 2nd Annual Green Mountain Recovery Walk will begin on September 15th between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m..

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that U.S. adolescents are not using as much drugs as they use to.

CDC reports suicide rates for 10-24 years-olds have increased by 8 percent.

Diagnosing anxiety disorders in children can be quite difficult. Children react differently and may not be able to express themselves as well as an adult. Help is quite effective. The earlier they receive help, the better. You could save them from a lifetime of suffering.

What do New Jersey and Hawaii have in common? These two states have the lowest incidence of depression in the past year in the United States

This paper discusses the prevalence of drug use in Alaska as a function of its geographic location.

Millions of Americans use over-the-counter drugs for any and every pain. But what is this trend telling our youth? And when does it become dangerous?

When our mothers were having babies it was nothing to drink while pregnant. We now know what alcohol can do to an unborn baby when it is exposed to alcohol in the womb.

A New Jersey man was arrested Friday for allegedly providing his 13-year old son with marijuana. The boy, who was caught with the drug in school, told police that the pot was a 13th birthday gift from his dad.

Here's the absolute basics of these disorders.

"Why?" That is a question that has been asked countless times over the past several days after the terrible tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech. It is not the first time this has happened and, unfortunately, it will probably not be the last.

According to the SAMSHA or the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 17 million Americans aged 12 or older had abused or were dependent on drugs in the year 2001.

Jennifer Goodall, an anti-drug speaker who fought her own drug addiction, died on her wedding night from "acute methadone toxicity." Methadone is prescribed to combat narcotic withdrawal and dependence.

it seems that more parents these days are coming to the disheartening realization that abusive relationships aren't just a problem among adults.

Chicago has been served with the title of top binge-drinking town, but many say that booze-filled nights are just the cultural norm...

Alcohol abuse has affected my life several times in several different ways.

This data will help me recommend types of social services that the community may wish to make available.

Toyota's implementation of alcohol detection systems.

If recipients of government assistance were treated in the same manner as wage-earners, it would reduce the incidence of drug and alcohol abuse, reduce tobacco use, AND better prepare assistance recipients for the challenge of improving their circumstances.

If the words we speak display the content of our hearts, then mine was pitch black at one time....

If someone is suffering from mental illness, should they be held responsible for actions that is or could be considered unlawful, for instance murder?

Goals of the National Drug Control Strategy

A lot of people are homeless. A lot more will be homeless at least one night in their lives. But fixing the problem requires that we know about the problem. Five "well-known facts" about homelessness are presented in their true light here.

Each September, the National Institute of Mental Health and other organizations celebrate the recovery of those who are coping with chemical dependency issues. Every community can take part in helping to promote a drug-free lifestyle.

A new study released June 8, 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA reports that the incidence of high school students engaging in risky behaviors is lower than it was fifteen years ago.

Many agencies throughout the Capital District that offer free services.

With the changing problems that courts are facing in today's society we need to be able to establish what issues can help create our perfect crimianl court system.

The Adoption Institute issued a press release urging that "priority be given to the protection and care of the children who are most vulnerable" in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Addiction can strike anyone, including the postpartum woman. After the birth of a baby, women are most vulnerable and can easily become addicted to painkillers or antidepressants.