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Kudzu Compound Could Help Alcoholics Quit Drinking

Kudzu Compound Could Help Alcoholics Quit Drinking

An ingredient derived from the vine noted for gobbling up native Southeast landscapes could help treat alcoholism, according to a study. Article Comments

AIDS Activists To Obama: Send Funds To the South

AIDS Activists To Obama: Send Funds To the South

People with AIDS, activists and health care professionals want the Obama administration to provide more money to combat the disease's toll in the rural South. Article Comments

Quitters Get A Shot In the Arm with Smoking Vaccine

Quitters Get A Shot In the Arm with Smoking Vaccine

Researchers are investigating whether the same approach used to prevent infectious diseases could treat addictions to such drugs as nicotine and cocaine. Article Comments

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Sanctuary House

Sanctuary House

Constantly moving from one place to another can be difficult on anyone's sense of stability, but for Andre, the challenges of relocating over and over were especially pronounced. Article Comments

Heartstrings Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

Heartstrings Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

There is perhaps nothing as emotionally devastating as losing a child, and when the child's life ends before ever having the chance to truly begin, the pain is almost impossible to comprehend. Article Comments

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Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
• Guilford Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
• Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina
• Pregnancy and Parenting: A Legal Guide for Adolescents
• Advocates for Youth

HIV/AIDS
• Guilford Community Aids Partnership
• Central Carolina Health Network
• HIV and AIDS: Are You At Risk?
• Women and HIV/AIDS

Mental Health Issues
• The Guilford Center
• Family Services of the Piedmont
• North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services

Substance Abuse, including Tobacco
• Find Treatment here: SAMHSA Locator
• 100% Tobacco-Free Schools
• Parents. The Anti-Drug.
• Drug Abuse and Substance Abuse Information from The Partnership For a Drugfree America

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Guilford County Substance Abuse Coalition: Guilford County Substance Abuse Coalition
The Coalition brings together the provider community and Guilford County Residents to develop a partnership through advocacy, education, collaboration, and support of best practice principles to effectively address substance abuse.
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Mental Health Association of Greater Greensboro:
Mental Health Association of Greater GreensboroThe Association conducts programs that promote better mental health, provides support to those who suffer from mental illness and strives to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, through education and service. Find out more.

UNCG Cares Program:
UNCG CareThis program trains UNCG faculty and staff to learn about active listening, recognizing signs of distress, various types of distress for students, effective referral, and the resources available on campus to assist students.
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Mary's Homes:
Mary's HouseMary's House ministry provides transitional housing to women in recovery from substance abuse and their minor children. Find out more.
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