Winthrop CASA

09/19/2014

Check this out!

When teens want to get high, many don’t even have to leave home. All it takes is a visit to their parents’ medicine cabinet. Prescription...

08/06/2014

Gov. Deval Patrick signs substance abuse law as national drug policy leaders gather in Boston.

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said he is looking at whether to introduce a bill in Congress similar to the one Patrick signed in Massachusetts requiring insurers to cover acute substance abuse treatment without prior authorization.

06/12/2014

Are you looking for a drug and alcohol treatment program for your teen or young adult? Our new “Questions to Ask Treatment Programs” workbook can help guide your conversation with treatment program staff in helping you decide which program is the best fit for your child and family: http://www.drugfree.org/resources/

When forced to choose, a majority of parents identify the number one place where it should be permissible to advertise ma*****na as "nowhere."

06/11/2014

Are you feeling uneasy about your child’s recovery? Our new Continuing Care interactive guide answers your most pressing questions about how to best support your teen’s recovery during the days, months and years after treatment.
http://continuingcare.drugfree.org/

A guide for parents on how to best support their teen’s recovery from substance abuse.

06/10/2014

Do you have an adult family member or friend with a drug or alcohol problem? You’re probably wondering how you can help. Here are 7 answers to questions you may already be asking: http://www.drugfree.org/want-help-adult-family-member-friend-drug-alcohol-problem-7-suggestions/

If you are noticing problems in an adult friend or family member’s life, you are not overreacting.

04/11/2014

“We have to treat substance abuse as a health problem instead of a criminal one,” - Gov. Deval Patrick

Over the last several months, state officials have turned a new focus on dealing with opioid addiction. Experts say the recent attention to drug overdoses is the continuation of a gradual shift in public opinion and public policy relating to drug addiction.

04/09/2014

How A Big Drug Company Inadvertently Got Americans Hooked On He**in

When she was 18, Arielle would come home every day and embark on what she calls an “Easter egg hunt." She wasn’t looking for candy. Arielle was hunting behind stairwells and inside closets in her suburban Long Island home for the Oxy...

04/08/2014

NBC Video: Hooked — America’s he**in epidemic: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-he**in-epidemic/downhill-spiral-he**in-abuse-us-n74251

During a five-year period, he**in abuse has nearly doubled in America.

04/08/2014

On April 26, take part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day by dropping off your unwanted prescription drugs - no questions asked! Click on the following link to find the drop-off location nearest you: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/NTBI/ntbi-pub.pub?_flowExecutionKey=_c2D955B92-4721-ED75-22C0-108838FB2D31_kAB2EC9D0-9F58-1A0E-F151-281468326A53

04/08/2014

Editorial: Patrick tackles op**te addiction

It takes strong medicine to fight an epidemic, which is what Gov. Deval Patrick prescribed last week in response to the dramatic increase in op**te addiction and he**in overdoses in Massachusetts.Patrick announced a three-pronged approach: funding education and prevention efforts, putting overdo…

04/08/2014

"We need political leaders who will aggressively push the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry to develop and approve safer drugs that are much less addictive. We must say no to the FDA on Zohydro."

Catherine was a 13-year-old in a middle class family, when she used Oxycontin for the first time at a party. Her friends took prescription drugs, and she thought it was the way to socialize. Within weeks, she was dependent on Oxycontin and spent years stealing and borrowing to feed her habit. Eventu...

04/08/2014

Amid he**in crisis, officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugs on April 26th.

As Massachusetts grapples with a surge in he**in overdoses, top elected officials Monday urged residents to scour medicine cabinets for unneeded prescription drugs that can act as a gateway to addiction.