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• Troubled teens and substance abuse

  Published On: 10-09-2015 in Category: addiction

  

  Every community, town, city and state have a few of the unruly sort: the rebels, the roguish, the disruptive teens who vandalize property and disturb the peace. Other teens who abuse substances as well are typically intertwined with this band of youth. Being treated as a problem will only further desire to abuse substances. The […]

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• Treating addiction early on

  Published On: 10-08-2015 in Category: addiction

  

  Hindsight is 20/20 and always has been. We exchange the lament “Gone too soon” when referring to the overdose or addiction-spurred death of those with substance abuse. But if they “go a little later” what would we do to save them from their untimely demise? The truth is, there are ways to prevent a loved […]

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• Measure A: Regulation of medical marijuana

  Published On: 10-02-2015 in Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers

  

  On June 2, 2015, Measure A, which was on the ballot to allow and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in Riverside was defeated. If it passed, Measure A would have lifted Riverside’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. According to the Press Enterprise (PE), the initiative would have allowed the availability of one dispensary per 30,000 residents […]

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• Riverside’s meth journey

  Published On: 10-01-2015 in Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers

  

  In the late 1990s, Riverside emerged as the “methamphetamine capital of the world” and maintained the title up until the late 2000s. More recently, even though numerous meth ‘cook houses’ have been eliminated and stringent laws have been tightened, demand for the drug can still be traced back to Riverside. The Riverside and San Bernardino […]

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• One man’s trash, is still trash: How drug take back day can help

  Published On: 09-23-2015 in Category: addiction

  

  They loiter in the cabinets of one’s bathroom long after they should have left. They take up cabinet space where children and family members can misuse them. They are known as old prescription medications and they can cause more problems than some realize. Taking it back before it can do more harm On Saturday September 26, […]

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• Psychological effects of fires

  Published On: 09-11-2015 in Category: Mental Health

  

  The plumes of smoke rise up and blanket the sky as the earth burns beneath. The flames lick at the surface finding any and everything they can catch and burn, gaining speed and size. Homes may be evacuated, people stay indoors to avoid the ash and a grey cloud of fear looms over everyone. Hearts […]

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• Riverside’s heroin bust: Drug laws re-evaluated

  Published On: 07-16-2015 in Category: addiction

  

  On July 25, 2011, Miltron Brown was stopped by an officer in Riverside, California for driving with a suspended license. When officers decided to search his vehicle, they found $4,300 and ecstasy pills, according to Riverside-Brookfield Landmark. The next day, on July 26, roughly around midnight, the police entered Brown’s apartment with a search warrant. […]

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