capecod : reported that Former Celtic Herren to Discuss Substance Abuse at Two Cape Events

The Barnstable Youth Commission will welcome Chris Herren for the 3rd Annual Community Substance Abuse Prevention Forum and the 7th Grade Youth Summit. Herren has been sober since 2008 and travels the country talking about his struggles with substance abuse. Herren, a Fall River native, lost his career in the NBA due to substance abuse. The Community Substance Abuse Prevention Forum is free and open to the public and is scheduled for March 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Cape Cod Community College. Both events aim to raise awareness about substance abuse.


Many Housewives Struggle Silently With Substance Abuse « CBS Los Angeles


Many Housewives Struggle Silently With Substance Abuse « CBS Los Angeles
Hartzfeld became part of a growing number of housewives struggling silently and secretly with substance abuse. Women face unique challenges in combating substance abuse, researchers say, often falling more quickly into addiction than do men. The mother of three began taking pain medication to help her cope with an injured tailbone. Sales of prescription opioid pain pills nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Kelly Westfall also thought she was hiding her substance abuse issues.

State Distributes $1.4 Million In Grants To Fight Substance Abuse

Rhode Island health officials will channel $1.4 million in the fight against substance abuse. Federal grant money will create five regional task forces to help prevent substance abuse. The task forces will also provide communities with resources to curb the existing opioid problem. The Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals made the announcement days after new data reported an increase in drug overdose-related deaths- 30 percent since 2011.



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