WV MetroNews – ‘Practical guide’ for addressing substance abuse offered to church leaders stat : WV MetroNews
On Thursday, the West Virginia Council of Churches sponsored a Clergy Consultation on Substance Use Disorder at West Virginia Wesleyan's Wesley Chapel in Buckhannon. For more on the West Virginia Council of Churches, CLICK HERE. By Shauna Johnson in News | May 25, 2017 at 11:09AMBUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Church leaders from across West Virginia are working together on community drug addiction prevention, intervention and recovery efforts. "My gut feeling is this is probably one of the largest ecumenical events that has happened in West Virginia in the past 50 years," he told MetroNews. Overall, Allen said, "We're trying to make this a really practical guide to dealing with the issue of substance abuse in West Virginia."With West Virginia leading the U.S. in overdose deaths and substance abuse at epidemic levels, Allen said churches have a role.
Prosocial behaviors were measured using the Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM), a 23-item self-report in which respondents were asked questions regarding six different prosocial behaviors. Prosocial behaviors are highly valued in our society as their presence can help avoid problem behaviors such as alcohol and substance abuse later in life. "We talked about this idea of prosocial behaviors and female athletes, and he agreed to include a measure of prosocial behaviors in his study," Dr. Carlo said. Studying prosocial behaviors can help establish possible avenues in reducing undesirable and harmful behaviors. "Currently, there's no clear set of findings that suggests that men or women student-athletes are more or less susceptible to substance use" said social scientist Dr. Carlo.
Free-agent cornerback Justin Gilbert received a four-game suspension from the NFL after testing positive for substance abuse, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Friday. In Cleveland, Gilbert had punctuality issues after admittedly sleeping through meetings. Gilbert, who was the eighth overall selection by the Cleveland Browns in the 2014 NFL draft, was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers in February. The Steelers acquired Gilbert in a trade with the Browns before last season. He must serve the suspension if another team signs him.
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Prosocial behaviors were measured using the Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM), a 23-item self-report in which respondents were asked questions regarding six different prosocial behaviors. Prosocial behaviors are highly valued in our society as their presence can help avoid problem behaviors such as alcohol and substance abuse later in life. "We talked about this idea of prosocial behaviors and female athletes, and he agreed to include a measure of prosocial behaviors in his study," Dr. Carlo said. Studying prosocial behaviors can help establish possible avenues in reducing undesirable and harmful behaviors. "Currently, there's no clear set of findings that suggests that men or women student-athletes are more or less susceptible to substance use" said social scientist Dr. Carlo.
Free agent CB Justin Gilbert gets four-game suspension for substance abuse
Free-agent cornerback Justin Gilbert received a four-game suspension from the NFL after testing positive for substance abuse, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Friday. In Cleveland, Gilbert had punctuality issues after admittedly sleeping through meetings. Gilbert, who was the eighth overall selection by the Cleveland Browns in the 2014 NFL draft, was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers in February. The Steelers acquired Gilbert in a trade with the Browns before last season. He must serve the suspension if another team signs him.
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