A new requirement that doctors prescribing controlled substances get training on substance abuse is being criticized by doctors as vague and by addiction specialists as not going far enough, amid the ...

The Laurel Highlands Workforce & Opportunity Center in Greensburg will host a Dec. 13 program on mental health first aid ...

Rhode Island lawmakers are pushing for a new ?near-miss? tracking system, and a bill in Massachusetts may require doctors to complete new drug training before they can become licensed. In Rhode Island ...

ASU’s Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center has created an interactive online training website to educate lawmakers and public health practitioners about substance abuse prevention. The site, ...

D'IBERVILLE, MS (WLOX) - They are the front line forces in the ongoing war against drugs. On Tuesday, dozens of street level law enforcement officers began three days of intense training. Law ...

The opioid epidemic that has struck far and wide across America has stretched its tentacles into high school sports, as has a general rise among drugs of abuse. In fact, the increase has been marked ...

Saint Francis university held a session about addiction and Narcan training for students and members of the public earlier today. Participants learned about substance abuse and received training on ...

A new school sports training program in Suffolk County is helping school coaches identify and understand the warning signs of substance abuse. The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence ...

Q: Do we have to pay employees for their time spent going to mandatory drug training? A: Yes. The Department of Labor does not oversee workplace drug testing, but the Fair Labor Standards Act provides ...

A new training program for faith leaders in the state, which just held a second session in Mobile, looks to connect people to substance abuse prevention and treatment resources through their place of ...