...my horizon. Working two, sometimes three part-time jobs including self-employment as mental health and substance abuse counselor, mediator for Alaska Court System, respite caregiver, poll worker on Election Day (but not when I'm on...
Bev Mueller, a substance abuse counselor with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in Juneau, joined the Juneau Commission on Aging at the Juneau Senior...
...myriad of problems, they are still responsible for making the changes."A dual natureDixie Hood, a local substance abuse counselor, agreed that dual diagnoses are common."And so it can lead to various disorders in terms of depression and...
...ends for much of his life, Branlund has a goal: To attend the University of Alaska Southeast and become a substance abuse counselor. "Now that I have disabled veterans' education benefits, I can hopefully help some other vets," he said...
...tortured and murdered. Audra Henderson, a substance abuse counselor at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School and an employee...many dangers of drug abuse. Heather Kroll, substance abuse counselor at Thunder Mountain High School, also an NCADD...
...campaign. "We really don't have as clear a blueprint as I wish we had." Howard Scaman of Juneau, a former substance abuse counselor who supports the initiative, said he hopes to persuade the Legislature to establish a system to issue personal...
...buddies to the cave. Kreick, 47, came from California to Juneau in 1988. Kreick said she wanted to be a substance abuse counselor because she understands what people are going through. Since DeVries met Kreick, he kicked his amphetamine...
...become more violent, and it is often used as an excuse to behave violently," said Pam Stigall, a former substance abuse counselor for the Women Empowered Safe and Sober program offered through AWARE and Juneau Recovery Hospital. No matter...
...pro-social behaviors in the future. Youth counselors are many things, but they are not thugs. Youth counselors are substance abuse counselors, anger management technicians, security personnel, officers of the court, surrogate or supplemental family...
...million in additional funds in fiscal 2003 to reduce waitlists for alcohol treatment and $868,000 for more substance-abuse counselors in rural areas. He also wants $2.5 million in new spending for juvenile alcohol treatment, alcohol treatment...
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