Epilepsy Drug May Help Curb Cocaine and Alcohol Addiction
Because cocaine and alcohol addiction frequently comes hand in hand, in conjunction with cognitive behavioral therapy, treatments "targeting both may be the best strategy to treat individuals," the study states. Topiramate, which has mostly been used …
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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Sixteen drug and alcohol treatment centers that provide rehabilitative services to Medi-Cal patients are suspected of fraud and of hiring providers with felonies on their records, officials from the California Department of Health Care Services …
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California Suspends 16 Medi-Cal Alcohol, Drug Treatment Centers
State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they never performed …
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Alcohol counseling may aid domestic abuse therapy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For heavy drinkers in treatment for domestic violence problems, an extra therapy session targeting alcohol abuse may help to speed overall improvement in violent behavior, according to a new study. Alcohol can lower …
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A Safe Bet: Treat Pathologic Gambling Like Alcohol Addiction
Practice guidelines to identify, prevent, and/or treat pathologic gambling should mirror those for alcohol addiction, according to a new report from the United Kingdom. In the report, experts from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPysch) in Wales …
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Freedom Drug Rehab Offers New Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment for …
Freedom Treatment Center is a Southern Michigan recovery facility that offers personalized programs for drug and alcohol addiction. The center has broadened its scope of individualized treatment options by introducing a new cognitive behavioral therapy …
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Intensive outpatient treatment for substance abuse and addiction
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