Adults Represent A Majority Of Inhalant Treatment …
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Inhalant abuse is now a multi-generational problem. Huffing, or intentionally inhaling a chemical vapor to get high, has been thought to be a serious, life-threatening risk primarily among children and adolescents, but a new government study shows that 54 percent of treatment admissions related to inhalants abuse in 2008 involved adults ages 18 or older. The study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) also shows that 52 percent of these adult admissions involved people aged 18 to 29, 32 percent involved people aged 30 to 44, and 16 percent involved people aged 45…
Maine Could Eliminate Residential Treatment
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Budget cuts in Maine may soon force the closure of 10 out of 13 residential treatment centers, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported March 9.Maine governor Paul Le Page is proposing to cut $5.6 million from the states substance abuse treatment programs. Most treatment providers say the cuts will be so deep that they will have to stop operating. Its the classic pennywise-pound foolish, because we treat people at less than half the cost of the corrections community, said Roger Prince of Serenity House, a substance abuse treatment program that is over 40 years old. So what do we want…