OSAT Now Offering Online Substance Abuse Treatment for Those Recovering …
Online Substance Abuse Treatment (OSAT) is helping individuals every day who are serious about recovering from drug and alcohol addiction with its cost effective, totally online treatment programs. The flexible online treatment and counseling programs …
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Iowa West Foundation gets big thank-you from substance abuse program it helped
Shannon Mahnke, director of Iowa Family Works, presented Pete Tulipana, president and CEO of the Iowa West Foundation, a painting fashioned by the women in the residential substance-abuse treatment program, which allows their children to live with …
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Treatment for U.S. Opioid Addicts Often Inadequate, Researchers Say
Researchers say there are too many gaps between current treatment options for opioid drug abuse and the evidence-based practices utilized in much of the rest of the developed world. Photo by flickr user ep_jhu. Just behind car accidents, opioid drug …
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Addiction Treatment Helpline – A New Resource for Those Seeking Help with …
Also addressed are issues revolving around prescription drug abuse. Finally, Addiction Treatment Helpline offers extensive details regarding the range of treatment options that are currently used and how or where to find rehabilitation centers. This …
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State: Drug treatment options exist despite local backlog
Department of Health statistics for Vermont show the breakdown of care for 9,401 clients who received substance abuse treatment in 2012. Substance abuse treatment covers alcohol, marijuana/hashish, heroin and other opiates, and other substances.
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Bump Seen in Substance Abuse Treatment During Pregnancy
2 (HealthDay News) — There was a slight rise in the percentage of pregnant women entering substance abuse treatment programs between 2000 and 2010 in the United States. But the number of those entering treatment for alcohol use declined during that …
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A History of Lindsay in Rehab
Not even a month after she was released from her court-ordered rehab program, Lohan found herself in trouble yet again after failing a mandatory drug test. “This is certainly a setback for me but I am taking responsibility for my actions and I'm …
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Beating addiction out of you – literally
The cure involves literally beating the addiction, obsession or depression out of the patient. Dr Pilipenko claims he is restoring or modernising a method of treatment known to previous generations including notorious cane-happy English schoolmasters …
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Comment and Debate: Unmet need for addiction treatment is real
I was stunned by Deputy Commissioner Barbara Cimaglio's comments in the recent article on drug treatment in Vermont (“State: Backlog doesn't reflect treatment capacity,” July 22) where she claimed there were plenty of treatment options for those …
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Leaving Addiction Behind: Treatment helps meth users drop their habit
“There's so much more that goes into treating an addiction than just pulling away the substances,” said Barb Caskey, who coordinates substance abuse treatment programs at Elko's Vitality Center. “It's about helping the individual reinvent themselves.”.
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Cory Monteith's Death Shows Rehab Alone Won't Cure Addiction
Of everyone in the United States with an addiction problem, only 5 percent get professional help, said Dr. Westley Clark, who directs the substance abuse treatment center at the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This is …
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What We Know About Cory Monteith's History of Addiction
Monteith found love with his 'Glee' co-star Lea Michele, who said she will stand by him through his treatment. …Told if he didn't get clean, the relative would press charges, Monteith moved away to live with a family friend. He stopped using drugs, he …
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Will the Great US Penal Reform Tip the Balance for Addicts?
Such alternative programs would ideally feature addiction treatment, as 60 percent of the nation's inmate population has substance abuse problems, according to a California Mental Health Planning Council study of re-alignment. Those numbers likely …
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