Dealing With Addiction – Part II


 

Dealing with Addiction – Part II – Dealing with Addiction is a look into the complex world of cross-addiction, featuring the presence of problem gambling intermingled with substance abuse, and mental health issues. 30-50% of problem gamblers in treatment or support groups are substance abusers. This 15-minute video features recovering persons and clinicians in the field and is a joint effort of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA). For more information, visit www.gamblinghelp.org or call 888-ADMIT-IT.

 

Smart Justice: Reducing Recidivism Reduces Taxpayer Costs

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“Maybe in the short-run penny wise, but in the long-term it is pound foolish not to give people the treatment and rehab that is available,” AIF President Tom Feeney said Tuesday during a media conference at the Florida Press Center in Tallahassee …
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As Florida bath salts deaths rise, drug enforcers stymied

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Attorney General Pam Bondi had just issued a temporary ban on the drug in Florida, but within three months, the U.S. Department of Justice would be calling this fine white powder an "emerging domestic threat." Now its use is … At street level, police …
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DNT investigation: Former patient says methadone treatment was 'just another

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You're functioning, but with that amount of drugs in your system, how can you be a productive member of society? “At some … based alcohol and drug addiction treatment center Hazelden, called the News Tribune's findings concerning, especially the lack …
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Other Views: Heroin in the suburbs

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Chris Christie has sent all the right signals that he gets it about addiction. Addicts are … Christie signed a measure in July requiring drug treatment for low-level nonviolent offenders who would have received prison sentences instead …
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