More treatment centers needed to fight heroin addiction
In 2008, the percentage of clients admitted for heroin addiction treatment was 11 percent; and it was 23.8 percent last year, according to the Butler County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board. During that same time, the percentage for alcohol …
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NY woman faked cancer to feed heroin addiction, prosecutors say
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – A Long Island woman faked cancer and sought donations from supermarket shoppers and others to support her heroin addiction, an indictment unsealed Wednesday alleged, and a prosecutor called the plot "a despicable scam." …
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OxyContin a gateway to heroin for upper-income addicts – USA Today
Public health authorities in Portland, Maine, which struggled with pain killer abuse for nearly a decade, expected an increase in heroin abuse and are dealing with the fallout of overdoses, says Ronni Katz, substance abuse prevention program …
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New Southern Ohio addiction treatment center opens doors
Southern Ohio has been focused on attacking the epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs and heroin over the past several years. As a result, the Health Recovery Services (HRS) Southern Ohio Treatment Center recently opened in Jackson, Ohio. Jackson …
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More treatment centers needed to fight heroin addiction
Sojourner Recovery Services, in Hamilton, is the only residential treatment center in the county, and at most times, there is a waiting list for those seeking addiction treatment, said Darryle Short, director of staff development. He said those …
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Medicaid might overwhelm drug treatment centers
He said Medicaid expansion in Ohio would extend coverage to 5,000 people in Scioto County, and The Counseling Center expects to pick up about 500 new drug treatment patients. It has been 60 years since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease …
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Into Action Drug Treatment Center Supports the March of Dimes Walk
Into Action Treatment is a small 24 bed coed Florida drug rehab center located in Boynton Beach. Into Action is a very unique center, which focuses on long term recovery for addicts and alcoholics. Most treatment centers in the industry are 28 days …
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Obamacare Will Provide Regular Citizens the Same Rehab Services Celebs Get
Glee lead actor Cory Monteith successfully completed rehab this week after admitting himself voluntarily in March for drug abuse, but addiction services will not just be easily accessible to wealthy celebrities soon. As AP's … Monteith has been able …
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Method uses drugs to cure disease of drug addiction
There is a part of the population that finds it counterintuitive to treat substance abuse with more substances, said Orman Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. The novelty of the method adds another obstacle.
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Into Action Treatment Center Sponsors the Southeast Florida Chamber of …
Into Action Treatment is a perfect sponsor for this event, since their focus is on healthy choices in life too. They are the world's only Hyannis format Big Book Step Study drug and alcohol rehab center in the world. They help their clients recover …
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Into Action Drug Treatment Center Visits the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, Florida
Into Action Treatment is a small 24-bed coed Florida drug rehab center located in Boynton Beach. Into Action is a very unique center, which focuses on long-term recovery for addicts and alcoholics. Most drug treatment centers in the industry are 28 …
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Gifu opens women-only dorm for drug addicts
A month has passed since drug rehabilitation center Gifu Darc opened the first dormitory in the Tokai region for female addicts. The center, in the city of Gifu, currently has only one female patient, 28, who was identified only by the pseudonym Aya …
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Viewpoint: We Need to Rethink Rehab
The treatment system fails because it's rooted in an entrenched, inaccurate view that addicts are morally bereft and weak. If they weren't, the belief goes, they'd stop using when drugs began to negatively impact their lives. Most treatment centers in …
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Introducing… Wolf Therapy for Addicts
Promises Malibu, a swanky rehab center in West LA, has teamed up with Wolf Connection, an animal rescue center, to introduce "wolf therapy" to the addiction treatment world. Recovering addicts in the program are encouraged to connect … bred with dogs …
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Meth Addiction Cure: UCLA Tests Ibudilast On Human Addicts – Huffington Post
The drug also may be the first non-opiate drug treatment for heroin and opiate addiction. In a recent trial, UCLA researchers administered the drug Ibudilast, or MN-166, to 11 non-treatment-seeking meth addicts. The trial, the first of three phases of …
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Cory Monteith In Rehab: 'Glee' Star Enters Treatment For Substance Abuse
In February 2011 Charlie Sheen claimed he was clean of drugs and alcohol, but high on himself. The actor has … The comedian overcame a cocaine addiction, but headed back to rehab after 20 years of sobriety in 2006 to address his issues with alcohol.
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Viewpoint: We Need to Rethink Rehab
The treatment system fails because it's rooted in an entrenched, inaccurate view that addicts are morally bereft and weak. If they weren't, the belief goes, they'd stop using when drugs began to negatively impact their lives. Most treatment centers in …
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