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MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI) Preparing People to Change:
MI theory and skill building for treatment professionals. MI seminar information link Email: Kathleen Sciacca @ ksciacca@pobox.com tel. 212-866-5935/ fax. 212-666-1942. This FYI announcement applies to treatment professional and relates to addiction and dual diagnosis intervention and treatment. This is a (3) Three day seminar that takes place March 19,20 & 21, 2012 @ the Hotel Beacon in New York City. Call or email for information. Fee is $675.00
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The truth about prescription medication addiction CNN.com Blogs. Every 19 minutes someone dies because of misuse of prescription medications. Sometimes it is because they take too much. Many times it is because they forget or ignore the warning their doctor gave about combining the medications with alcohol. And tens of thousands of people die every year as a result. Click on the link above to view the article
Is Mexico’s drug war strategy working? – CNN.com. The U.S. backed Mexican drug death toll, reported by Mexican state authorities for 2011 alone, is 12,903 civilians. One U.S Citizen dies of an overdose here every 19 minutes. See U.S. deaths.
Pam Bondi on prescription drug monitoring and crackdown on overprescribing physicians – YouTube. Pam Bondi is the Florida Attorney General working at odds with Republican Governor Rick Scott who thought monitoring was an infringement on doctors rights. Go figure.
Singer Whitney Houston apparently drowned in her bath after ingesting a cocktail of prescription sedatives. The Crime Report is a great website that collects resources concerning topics associated with criminal justice; in this case, prescription drug abuse. The website archives a range of topics including wrong doing centered around the world of drugs. Such a tragic loss!
Ex-addicts 
staying sober through sport – CNN.com.
Phoenix Multisport fosters a supportive, physically active community for individuals who are recovering from alcohol and substance abuse and those who choose to live a sober life. Through such pursuits as climbing, hiking, running, swimming, road and mountain biking, and other activities, we seek to help our members develop and maintain the emotional strength they need to stay sober.
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