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Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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Most of us can hardly imagine even trying to find the time to fit in exercise. Staying active is incredibly important however as we all know, and so even if you are busy as a bee you should still try to find a bit of time here and there to work out. Parents often find it harder than anyone to find time for themselves, let alone time to exercise. There are a few tips that you can use if you are a parent and you want to get more active, which will be discussed in more detail here.

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For years, parents have been berated in anti-drug ads for their supposed ignorance about the drug-ingesting habits of their children, but a new study suggests that many parents aren’t so myopic, after all.

Medical News Today reported Oct. 25 that researchers from the Research Institute on Addictions at the University of Buffalo found that 82 percent of parents accurately identified cigarette smoking by their children, with similar success in reporting the use of alcohol (86 percent) and marijuana use (86 percent). Parents were least successful in determining if their children were using illicit drugs other than marijuana (72 percent).

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U.S. Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu said that the fact that he didn’t drink alcohol until after age 21 had a lot to do with the good role models provided by his parents, the New Mexican reported Sept. 26.

Moritsugu, who was in New Mexico to promote his Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking, said his father drank the occasional glass of beer, while his mother limited her drinking to a rare glass of wine.

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they have a food allergy actually do not. Fear of an allergic reaction, especially where peanuts and babies are concerned, is fairly common. The National Institute of Allergies and

Parentline Plus: Food allergies and intolerances
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A new study finds that while most Canadian parents are accepting of the fact that their children will drink alcohol, they are unaware of many of the risks of teen drinking, the CanWest News Service reported Sept. 12.

The Ekos Research report also found that some parents buy alcohol or host drinking parties for their kids.

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The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is working with a task force of high-school students and parents to place stickers on packages of beer, wine coolers and other alcoholic beverages warning against buying alcohol for minors, the Washington Post reported Sept. 13.

Stop-sign shaped stickers will be placed on products at 50 participating retailers in the Alexandria area. The “sticker shock” campaign is intended to prevent underage drinking.

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About 12 percent of U.S. schools now drug-test students, and another 10 percent are reportedly considering doing so. But the policy still generates plenty of controversy and debate, NBC News reported Sept. 10.

Springfield, Mo., parent Maryellen Stratmann believes that drug testing at her son’s Catholic high school “might help identify a teen who needs help. We also think it makes the campus a safer place, since drugs can interfere with an individual’s ability to make good decisions.”

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