A new study suggests that teenagers with bipolar disorder may also be more susceptible to drug and alcohol abuse as they grow older. Researchers from Boston’s MassGeneral Hospital for Children focused on two groups of young people—105 with bipolar disorder, and a … Continue to full story .......
The increase in heroin and fentanyl abuse has law enforcement fearing for their safety and the users they come across. Agencies are looking to invest in emergency overdose medicine that officers can carry with them on the job. In this week’s Crimewatch, FOX 7’s Noelle Newton looks into the situation. 
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Sept. 20, 2016 – Austin Recovery (AR), the city’s longest serving provider of addiction recovery services, today appointed one of its own to its top leadership post. Laura Sovine, LMSW-AP, will take the helm of the non-profit agency as executive director effective.
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A reminder that the Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is meeting the first Tuesday of April.
Feb. 29, 2016–The DailyItem.Com — To our Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (TCYSAPC) family, membership, and community: TCYSAPC has been working with Kids Living Well (KLW) for the past year and this partnership has been one that has brought about a tremendous amount of good to the community. For all future endeavors, the 2 coalitions will no longer operate separately but will merge. Kids Living Well incorporates a whole health approach to address youth substance use prevention in our community. We are excited about this transition. To learn more, please visit: https://kidslivingwell.org/.
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