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- Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
- Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious workplace issue. Of the 16.7 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older, 12.4 million (74.3%) were employed either full or part time, according to the U.S. government. More than one in three (38%) workers between the ages of 18 and 25 are...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- White Powder Gold Varieties
- White Powder Gold is an ancient substance. The gold is said to cure illnesses, or diseases, as well as augment life spans. According to resources, White Powder Gold halts disease, since the substance facilitates the body's ability to function as close to faultlessness as feasible. According to few reviews, those...
- White papers
- The Decline in Receipt of Substance Abuse Treatment by the Privately Insured, 1992-2001
- This study examines underlying trends in substance abuse services financed by private insurance. Analyses are based on the 1992 and 2001 Medstat MarketScan database, a claims database from large employers. The findings depicts that the percentage of beneficiaries using any substance abuse services declined by 23 percent from 1992 to...
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Substance Use and High-Risk Sex Among People With HIV: A Comparison Across Exposure Groups
- Substance use is associated with increased risk for HIV transmission by HIV-positive people to uninfected partners through sexual contact. The largest risk groups for infection, men who have sex with men MSM and injecting drug users IDUs have high rates of substance use, but little is known about their substance...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Getting to Outcomes 2004: Promoting Accountability Through Methods and Tools for Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
- Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, especially in youth, exact a high toll in local communities. Such substance use and abuse are linked to increased mortality and morbidity through substance-related violence, accidents, and crime. Substance abuse prevention programs not only improve the behavioral health of communities, but they save $4 to...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Managed Care and Trends in Hospital Care for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment in Massachusetts: 1994-1999
- Rates of inpatient care for mental health and substance abuse treatment have been reported to fall after the introduction of managed care, but the actual decline may be overstated. This paper examines trends in inpatient care for mental health and substance abuse treatment in Massachusetts between 1994 and 1999 by...
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Substance Abuse
- This paper focuses on addiction as a disease, discuss associations with a variety of comorbid conditions, review the epidemiology of substance abuse in the United States, and outline ways to identify and treat substance abuse in women. Substance use is more prevalent in the United States than most persons realize....
- White papers 2001-02-09
- The Costs of Covering Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care at the Same Level as Medical Care in Private Insurance Plans
- These changes in how mental health and substance abuse treatment is delivered mean that legislation will have different consequences today than it would have had 20 years ago. However, estimates of the cost consequences of proposed legislation, including reports by the Congressional Research Service and by the Substance Abuse and...
- White papers 2001-07-01
- Parental Substance Abuse and Child Health and Behavior
- The paper uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 3,031) to explore the issues among a cohort of 3 year old children. It finds that children living with a substance-abusing parent are at considerable risk for poor health and behavior outcomes, that such risk is...
- White papers 2004-10-20
- Drug Testing
- Much of the rise is due to new federal regulations for transportation and defense worker, new drug-free policies, and attempts to reduce liability insurance costs. Supervisors are the key to the successful working of your substance abuse policy. As the people in direct contact with workers, supervisors can detect performance...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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- HHS Awards $14M To Improve Care For Homeless Individuals; Grants To Strengthen Substance Abuse Treatment, Mental Health, Primary Care
- WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced $14 million in grants to expand and strengthen community substance abuse treatment services and primary health care for homeless individuals experiencing substance abuseWASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced $14 million...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- GREECE: TOXIC SUBSTANCE FOUND.(Greenpeace finds tributyltin)(Brief Article)
- Greenpeace tests at shores used by bathers close to the Pireaivs and Thessaloniki ports observed high concentration of the toxic substance TBT, which surpasses the limit by ... Greenpeace tests at shores used by bathers close to the Pireaivs and Thessaloniki ports observed high concentration of...
- Research articles 2000-09-13
- TCA Encourages Testing.(Truckload Carriers Association supports testing to eliminate substance-abusing drivers)(substance-abusing drivers)(Brief Article)
- Alexandria, Va.--based Truckload Carriers Association president Robert A. Hirsch recently urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue its efforts in helping keep substance-abusing drivers off the road. His comments, filed with the DOT, urge authorities to continue requiring the...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- Hazardous Substance Right-to-Know Online Filings Now Available at www.RI.gov
- PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training recently launched a new online service that makes it easier for businesses to register under the Hazardous Substance Right-to-Know Law. All businesses that initially register can file a Right-to-Know hazardous substance form and submit the registration fee online through...
- Research articles 2005-11-10
- Palestinians looking for substance from peace meeting
- JERUSALEM AFP — The Palestinian Authority said on Monday that substance is what matters in the preparations for a US-sponsored peace conference, after Israel said the two sides would produce a joint declaration instead of an agreement of principles. "The most important thing is not what we call things,...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- -U.S. HHS: $23.7 million in grants awarded to expand substance abuse treatment in 22 states.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 October 1998-U.S. HHS: $23.7 million in grants awarded to expand substance abuse treatment in 22 states C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:051098 HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today announced $23.7 million in targeted capacity expansion grants to help fill gaps...
- Research articles 1998-10-06
- Dr. C. Everett Koop to Lead Provocative Discussion of Nation's Most Pressing Substance Abuse Science and Policy Issues
- News Advisory: Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, MD, ScD will address shortcomings of the nation's current approaches to substance abuse and addiction during a provocative speech at the National Press Club, Feb. 12, to leading scientists, journalists, policy-makers, advocates, and substance abuse treatment professionals. Substance abuse remains the...
- Research articles 2003-02-10
- 22 Million in U.S. Suffer from Substance Dependence or Abuse, Says Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In 2002, an estimated 22 million Americans suffered from substance dependence or abuse due to drugs, alcohol or both, according to the newest results of the Household Survey released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the...
- Research articles 2003-09-05
- Small business set-aside procurement. (Procurement Watch).(United States National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare)(Brief Article)
- HHS's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration plans to issue an RFP for the operation of a National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. This is a small business set-aside procurement. The NAICS code is 541611. For a copy...
- Research articles 2002-04-05
- Project Alert Named Model Program By U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services Center For Substance Abuse Prevention
- Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention CSAP, designated Project ALERT as a Model Program for preventing substance abuse among middle grade students. Only those programs that have been well-implemented, thoroughly evaluated and have produced consistent...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
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