Darryl Strawberry to open substance abuse treatment center
It is a common story line that doesn't always end well, but that was nearly 20 years ago and Strawberry, now a pastor, continues to walk the line and is now opening a substance abuse treatment center. The Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center (DSRC) will …
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Greenville hopes brain-treatment center will be catalyst for recovery
Dr. Montgomery said there is a need for more training and information about the procedure, a role that Greenville Neuromodulation Center seeks to fill. “There is so much needless suffering out there because patients are not getting access to this …
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Industry Veteran Mark Greenberg, M.A. Joins North Bay Recovery Center as …
Mark Greenberg, M.A., has joined North Bay Recovery Center as Director of Program Development. Mr. Greenberg's significant industry experience has provided him with a broad base of senior management, clinical leadership, addiction treatment program …
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Porn, addictive? There's no proof
I brought in two eminent co-authors: Nicole Prause, a UCLA researcher with an extraordinary level of expertise in neurophysiology and sexuality, and Peter Finn, a University of Indiana addictions researcher who has no training or approach toward …
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Denver Health gives drug addicts nasal syringe antidote to prevent deadly …
In a clinical setting, the drug is given through an injection. Now doctors at Denver Health Medical Center are giving prescriptions directly to patients, allowing a family member or friend to use a nasal syringe to spray Naloxone into an individual's …
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Marijuana: Making a case against legalization
Addiction treatment specialists, when asked, will explain that, of the many sad drug addiction stories they've heard, virtually all include marijuana as one of the first drugs used. Over time, marijuana use impairs short-term memory, attention …
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Ex-addict relates road to recovery
Counselors, court officers and health-care workers filled a conference room Friday morning at Medina Hospital for a presentation on drugs and addiction. China Darrington, a former drug addict, talks about … Darrington said that's because heroin and …
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Which Drug is Your State Most Addicted to? America's Drug Problem, Mapped
Alabama: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in Alabama, followed by cocaine and other opiates including prescription drugs. – Alaska: In 2010, marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary …
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Jack Conway | Treating drug abuse essential
When I was elected your attorney general six years ago, I made stopping prescription drug abuse one of my top priorities. I created Kentucky's first statewide prescription drug task force and helped craft landmark legislation that has shut down half of …
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State senate forms committee to study drug addiction, treatment
The Senate formed its own special committee Thursday to study drug addiction and treatment options with a focus on addressing what Senate President Therese Murray described as an epidemic of opiate addiction in Massachusetts. Leominster Sen. Jennifer …
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Senate forms panel to examine drug addiction and treatment
The Senate formed its own special committee Thursday to study drug addiction and treatment options in Massachusetts with a focus on the civil commitment process to address what Senate President Therese Murray described epidemic of opiate addiction in …
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