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  • September 5, 2018
  • Education / News

Misuse of Prescription Drugs Common Among H.S. Students

Twenty percent of U.S. high-school students say they have taken prescription drugs without consulting a doctor, including one in four high-school seniors...
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  • September 4, 2018
  • News / Press / Support / Treatment

Increased Access of Naloxone for All Pennsylvanians

Naloxone is a prescription medication that reverses the effects of a prescription opioid medication or heroin overdose...
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  • September 1, 2018
  • Education / News / Prevention

Veterans & Addiction: Bringing the War Home

Why do veterans engage in substance abuse? Research has indicated that stress can be a major factor in both substance abuse and relapse...
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  • July 10, 2012
  • Recovery

Confessions of a Recovering Drug Addict

In between running the province's only drug rehabilitation center and finishing his college studies, Jerome is taking each day one at a time. "For me,
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  • June 28, 2012
  • Education / Prevention

Tips For Helping Teens Stay Drug Free

If you talk openly and freely with your kids about drugs and answer questions honestly about things they want to know, you will have a better chance of
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