Substance Abuse

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Wyoming did quite well in such things as having the lowest number of teen drug users. But the Cowboy State also had the second-highest per-capita arrest rate in the nation.

The Albany County Community Health Clinic, a program in the UW College of Health Sciences, received the grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for AIMS -or Access Increases in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – funding.

The Cheyenne VA Medical Center cut the ribbon on its new Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Friday afternoon. "This $7 million state-of-the-art facility will be unique to the Cheyenne community and enable us to better care for veterans that need focused support in a residential community setting designed to bridge the gap between outpatient care services and long-term psychiatric i

Mental health, substance use and abuse and other health conditions will be the focus of the University of Wyoming’s sixth annual Higher Education Mental Health and Substance Abuse Summit March 27-28 in Laramie.

Wyoming's 2-cents-per-gallon tax on malt beverages is the lowest in the nation and has remained unchanged since it was first passed in 1935, about a year after Prohibition was repealed.

When it comes to the University of Wyoming and its students there are many issues that come to mind when it comes to their welfare. Students leave home sometimes for the first time to experience the excitement and new opportunities that college has to offer. Unfortunately for some students the stresses that come along with college can be overbearing and may lead to substance abuse. An even greater

The legalization, use and distribution of Marijuana have always been hot topics across the Nation. The plant, which is natural, has psychoactive elements that the Federal Government deemed unsafe for use and consumption. Now states are facing the issue of synthetic marijuana and its effects and whether the substance should be made illegal.