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Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment
For best viewing, click the bottom right corner for full screen. Rates of substance abuse treatment increased when states enacted so-called parity legislation barring insurers from limiting coverage of it more strictly than for other conditions …
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Drug Detox Bayonne Raises the Standard for Substance Abuse Treatment Options
The methods of alcohol and drug addiction treatment are constantly changing. The staff at Drug Detox Bayonne is leading the movement of innovation in New Jersey. Thanks to an updated approach to treating chemical dependency, the specialists at Drug …
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Orange County board of health talks substance abuse and legal options
Part of the board's regular monthly meeting was a panel discussion called “New Opportunities in Substance Abuse Treatment and the Legal System” with four panelists, Trish Hussey, executive director of the Freedom House Recovery Center; Lamar Proctor …
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Drug Detox Bayonne Raises the Standard for Substance Abuse Treatment Options
The methods of alcohol and drug addiction treatment are constantly changing. The staff at Drug Detox Bayonne is leading the movement of innovation in New Jersey. Thanks to an updated approach to treating chemical dependency, the specialists at Drug …
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Drug Detox Ewing Develops New Addiction Treatment Techniques
Drug Detox Ewing announces new innovative approaches to combat substance abuse. Ewing, NJ (PRWEB) October 25, 2013. The science of treating drug and alcohol addiction is constantly changing. The staff at Drug Detox Ewing is leading the way for new …
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Drug Detox Vineland Uses Innovative Techniques to Treat Addicts
New techniques developed from Drug Detox Vineland receive praise from many in the addiction recovery industry. Vineland, NJ (PRWEB) October 25, 2013. Since opening its doors in the state capital, Drug Detox Vineland has quickly earned a sterling …
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New Prescription Pain Addiction Treatments Available at Drug Detox Garfield
But they can also be as addictive and dangerous as any street drug. The new programs at Drug Detox Garfield include alternative forms of therapy and medicine such as exercise, meditation, and other holistic options. The caring staff works directly with …
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Teen binge drinking — the real American pastime?
Second, make sure that you talk to your children about whether or not there is a family history of drug or alcohol abuse or addiction. While having a family history of addiction does … Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D., LCSW is an addictions specialist …
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Humboldt County asks for state funds to expand jail
”By the time it was constructed and filled, there was no money to maintain the substance abuse treatment programs — a lot of the alternative-to-custody programs were lost,” she said. Had those programs stayed in place, Ciarabellini said the county …
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Question by Lucy: What is the addiction and recovery rate for antidepressants?
What is the addiction and recovery rate for antidepressants? Please include website you found the information on. THANK YOU!!!!

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Answer by ixi26c
I am a psychopharmacology student (drugs and behavior). After Thanksgiving we’re going to discuss antidepressants in-depth. But what I already know tells me you do not become addicted to antidepressants. Also, the whole concept of “addiction” isn’t defined. What you’re probably referring to is physical dependency. You would not experience this. Physical dependency is characterized by withdrawal symptoms that tend to be exaggerrated and opposite effects of the drug. But antidepressants, specifically SSRIs (Zoloft, Prozac) have a very long half-life which means it takes a very long time for the body to rid itself of the drug. When you switch antidepressants you have to wait a couple of weeks before trying a new one, otherwise you may risk serotonin toxicity (which is a neurotransmitter in your brain). If you want web sources, why don’t you just search google? I’d be careful about what web sources you trust, however. I’d more readily trust books.

Answer by stillstanding
That all depends on which drug you are talking about.

I can only speak from personal experience here and not scientific studies or the like.

I am now on Lexapro and it has helped me get over the hump of my depression, and with no side effects as of yet.

I also have heard many people praise this drug, both doctors and patients, but statistics really don’t matter at all for antidepressants.

This is because every person taking these drugs react differently to them, regardless of how many other people have been helped by a specific drug.

Antidepressant use is really just a trial and error process, no matter how popular or effective any specific drug becomes (like Prozac).

Bruce D. Grant: Treatment brings hope for recovery from drugs
Substance abuse treatment is effective and people can and do recover. Addiction is a treatable disease. Individuals can overcome addiction, counteract the damaging effects of drugs and alcohol and regain control of their lives. Indeed, treatment does …
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Low-income drug addicts struggle to get treated
They called themselves Columbus United in Recovery and vowed to break the chains of marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, prescription drugs and other unhealthy substance addictions. The event was held in observation of National …
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Kennedy nephew to speak from experience on drug abuse, recovery
His direction in life changed dramatically after his recovery from alcoholism and heroin addiction. He is now an advocate for recovery and mental-health programs and has worked with the White House Office on Drug Control Policy and the World Health …
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New York Drug Rehab Announces Services Now Available Through Drug …
A new drug rehab in New York is offering free consultations for people seeking relief from their drug addiction and a new way to live. To get help and receive immediate help call (855) 912-7867. Drug rehabilitation allows adults and adolescents a …
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Los Angeles Treatment Center Opens Its Doors, Giving People Seeking Relief …
Cocaine, heroin, Oxycontin and benzodiazepines are just a few of the drugs that the treatment center helps people put in their past. Alcoholism, a disease that destroys individuals as well as families, is addressed through the substance abuse treatment …
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Pasco man sentenced to inpatient treatment after theft, drug bust
A Pasco man with a long criminal record was ordered Tuesday to get inpatient substance abuse treatment for stealing a customer's wallet while he was working on the man's vehicle. Jesse James Monroe Flores, 30, also was busted a month later for trying …
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LA County Officials Predict Substance Misuse Care Will Expand Under ACA
New benefits offered through county alcohol and drug programs Jan. 1 include residential treatment, inpatient detoxification, enhanced outpatient counseling, methadone maintenance, day care services and perinatal treatment. "There's been a big …
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