This drug could make a huge dent in heroin addiction. So why isn't it used more?
This is a major challenge and opportunity in the Affordable Care Act, which greatly expands access to substance abuse treatment services. This week, the New York Times' Deborah Sontag published an extensive two-part series, “Addiction treatment with a …
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Kings Gameday: Indians
The facts are that Native Americans/First Nation/Mayans/Aztecs/Chief Wahoos have gotten a rough ride. Their land, which was rightfully theirs, was taken … Now they have "reservations" and substance abuse issues. And it's all the Pilgrims' fault. They …
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Reggie Jackson: “Race is always on my mind, even today”
If there was any little rustling of the fork too much or something – he had his readers on, that he got at the drug store – and if he pulled the newspaper down to look at you, to stop you from what you were doing, you were interrupting him. There was …
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Elton John: Reality stars should be assassinated
He thinks 'Mean Girls' star Lindsay Lohan – who has been to rehab on a number of occasions to combat substance abuse problems, most recently she underwent 90-days of court ordered treatment at the Betty Ford Clinic and then the Cliffside Malibu centre …
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Support groups in the area can help with illness, drug problems and many other …
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Marion, Va., Survivors Group, Royal Oak Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Main St.; Sunday, open meeting, 8 p.m., open discussion; group meets regularly to help each other recover; open to those addicted to any form of drugs …
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1 in 6 unemployed are substance abusers
The trends for drug use have held relatively steady for a decade, even in spite of the recession. One would think that as millions of “clean” workers suddenly lost their jobs and joined the unemployment rolls, the rate of drug use among that group …
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Lincoln drug treatment workers, police seeing more addiction woes
“Before the situation was that we would see an older group of people, probably more in their late 30s and 40s, that had mental health [and drug addiction] problems,” Greenleaf said Tuesday. “Now we are seeing people using drugs at a much younger age, …
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Oregon Lottery: Gamblers hooked on slot machines leave a trail of debt …
He was 28, making a solid living, Hatefi tells a group of about 20 family members, counselors and recovering addicts who have gathered in a small room at a Salem addiction clinic on a balmy fall day. “He lost his hope,” Hatefi says, dissolving into tears.
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Former counselor denies sex charges
CHARLES — A one-time substance abuse counselor who worked at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles pleaded not guilty Thursday to four counts of custodial sexual misconduct involving a juvenile male detainee. Alexa Rubin, 25, of Aurora, denied the …
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As rehab operators fight to reopen clinics, criminal pasts come to light
For more than a decade, Steven Proshak has been a leader of Circle of Friends Outpatient Services, a suspended Los Angeles rehab center that is seeking to be reinstated. He was convicted of domestic violence in 2011 and has pleaded not guilty in a …
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Rehab Clinics Cut Off for Questionable Billing Still Reaped Federal Funds
Carol Silva was the clinical director at Reseda Substance Abuse Treatment Center for four months ending in 2009. She says she reported that the clinic was falsifying documents to state officials, but the Department of Health Care Services says it has …
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Cycles of Change Announces Nutritional and Wellness Plan
The treatment center, located in Los Angeles, will use this program to continue to meet the needs of its clients. When an individual is working through recovery from a drug or alcohol addiction, it is important to heal the entire individual. Cycles of …
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Josh Brolin Reportedly Going To Rehab For 'Substance Abuse'
Josh Brolin is apparently trying to live up to his promise to quit drinking: The Oscar-nominated actor reportedly checked himself into rehab recently in Northern California for substance abuse, Us Weekly reports. The 45-year-old "Gangster Squad" actor …
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