Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse treatment’
FDA move aims to curb opiate abuse as painkiller addiction rises in county
In Pittsfield, 90 to 95 percent of break-ins and shopliftings are directly attributable to drugs, police say. A city substance abuse treatment center has seen an increase of at least 70 percent in clients treated for opiate dependency in the past three …
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Painkillers growing drug of choice
However, where in the past patients were overwhelmingly treated for addiction to heroin, the battle now was often fought against prescription drugs such as oxycodone, which is now the No 1 prescribed medication for chronic severe pain in New Zealand …
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Drug-resistant superbugs threaten century of medical advances – experts
Without antibiotics, treatments from minor surgery to major transplants could become impossible, and health-care costs are likely to spiral as we resort to newer, more expensive antibiotics and sustain longer hospital admissions." Strategies to …
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N.J. addicts suffer from shortage of drug treatment facilities
Three months after fleeing a Florida rehabilitation center, Amanda, a 24-year-old from Woodcliff Lake, was using heroin again. She stole her grandmother's credit card, bought thousands of dollars worth of electronics and sold them in Paterson for drugs.
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Loopholes closed that kept insured from mental health therapy
10 (UPI) — U.S. government agencies say they closed the loopholes that kept insured patients from being treated for mental illness or substance abuse. "This final rule breaks down barriers that stand in the way of treatment and recovery services for …
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Drug treatment sign-up uncertain
One of the provisions that the Affordable Care Act is set to provide is substance abuse treatment to millions of Americans who never had access to it before. The question now among many health care professionals is: Will those who need addiction …
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DoD widens addiction treatment options
21, the Defense Department lifted a restriction that prohibited Tricare from covering certain drug therapies used in substance abuse treatment. The change involves medications such as buprenorphine and methadone, considered potentially addictive for …
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Modern Treatment Methods Give New Hope to People Struggling With Addiction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Nov 5, 2013) – Addiction treatment methods have changed significantly over the years, as researchers have expanded our knowledge of how addictive behaviors develop. Treatment specialists now … Caller Norma P. says …
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DoD widens addiction treatment options
21, the Defense Department lifted a restriction that prohibited Tricare from covering certain drug therapies used in substance abuse treatment. The change involves medications such as buprenorphine and methadone, considered potentially addictive for …
Read more on Military Times
Drug Rehab Lebanon Updates Treatment Methods to Better Prevent Relapse
Drug Rehab Lebanon recently revealed their new addiction treatment methods surrounding substance abuse treatment and the results have been very positive so far. Jessa P., one of the substance abuse counselors on hand at all times, explained how the …
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Los Angeles Treatment Center Opens Its Doors, Giving People Seeking Relief …
A new substance abuse treatment center that deals with drug and alcohol addiction is announcing that it is offering free, no-cost consultations in Los Angeles. Cocaine, heroin, Oxycontin and benzodiazepines are just a few of the drugs that the …
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Denise Richards wants to end custody of Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller twins …
After taking Bob and Max, 4, into her care earlier this year while their mother Mueller, 36, attempts to seek help for her drug addiction, Richards, 42, has informed the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services that she can't handle the two …
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New Approaches to Substance Abuse Treatment at Drug Rehab Cookeville …
This has led to the facility to update and improve its treatment methods. The innovative new approach is helping more people overcome their addictions and start living productive lives. Drug Rehab Cookeville counselor Leigh Ann K. says the new programs …
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Justin Blackmon Suspended Indefinitely for Violation of Substance Abuse Policy
… broke the news: Blackmon suspended indefinitely without pay for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. … San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Aldon Smith recently was released from an alcohol treatment center. 6:23 PM ET …
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