Lesson 1 – Introduction to Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling

Lesson 1 – Introduction to Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling – This first lecture is an overview of addictions, the substance abuse counselor and the counseling field.

Use of synthetic drugs on the rise in India

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Not surprisingly, Punjab with its deeply entrenched drug problem accounted for almost 50% of all heroin seizures, indicating rampant smuggling and use. Of 1,029 kg of heroin seized in 2012, Punjab accounted for 506 kg. This is also due to the India …
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Legal pot in US could cause border problems for Canadians

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She is now considered inadmissible and Saunders is helping her apply for a travel waiver. “I'm expecting my business to boom,” he says. READ MORE: Birth of a billion-dollar medical marijuana industry in … The Canada Border Services Agency says its …
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Running from his past: Pharmacy thief is part of a troubling trend

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“Within the last 10 years, the prescription drug epidemic has become the number one drug problem in the U.S.,” says Jim Bohn, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Milwaukee office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. As overdose deaths have …
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