Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Most states do more. A survey by the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors says Kentucky is one of seven states that don't provide overall Medicaid coverage for even the minimum level of treatment. Some legislators say they …
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Obamacare Provides Significant Reform On Substance Abuse Treatment
The American Psychological Association maintains that for a person to have an addiction, they must have dependence coupled with tolerance. This dependence can be either psychological or physical, but the … Previously, the reaction to the substance …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
Treatment for substance abuse can be expensive wherever you go, said George Phillips, Community Treatment Program Manager for the Anne Arundel County Health Department. That's because treatment doesn't just involve helping a person overcome their …
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How to help yourself or someone else who needs mental health resources
This private, nonprofit agency manages Arizona's publicly funded services for behavioral health (which includes mental illness and substance abuse) for people who live in Pima County. CPSA receives money from the Arizona Department of Health Services' …
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Nashville Church of Scientology Takes on Drug Abuse Crisis
“Each of us has to make one of the most important decisions of our lives while we are still young—whether or not to use drugs,” says Brinker. “By dispelling the myths and providing the facts, the Truth About Drugs program helps young people make the …
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Does Demi Moore need treatment for drug abuse and eating disorder?
After they split, Moore had checked into rehab for an eating disorder and substance abuse issues. The actress is reportedly plunging into depression after her three daughters Rumer, 24, Scout, 21, and Tallulah, 18 cut contact with her because of her …
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Drug de-addiction awareness camp at Baramulla
He further talked at length regarding drug abuse, types of drugs being abused, cause of drug abuse and the role of non -pharmacological intervention in the treatment of drug abuse. The programme concluded with an interactive session in which the youths …
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HGH abuse widens despite crackdown, health risks
The crackdown, which began in 2006, reduced the illegal flow of unregulated supplies from China, India and Mexico. But since then, Big Pharma has been satisfying the steady desires of U.S. users and abusers, including many who take the drug in the …
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Promising new treatment for cocaine addiction adds stimulant drugs
But a surprising drug combination may offer an equally clever way to loosen cocaine's hold on an addict, a new study has found. The experimental treatment regime used a mix of topiramate — an anti-seizure drug that has shown promise in breaking …
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Rogue pharmacists fuel addiction
Some, however, provide massive amounts of painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs to addicts and dealers with no questions asked, according to state records, regulators and law enforcement officials. Rogue pharmacists are key enablers of drug abuse and an …
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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
In a state plagued by one of the worst prescription drug abuse problems in the nation, where nearly 1,000 people a year die of overdoses, a Courier-Journal investigation has found that Kentucky's treatment options are woefully limited, especially for …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
That philosophy fuels Oregon's nationally reputed system of addiction care that officials, health experts and treatment professionals say provides lessons for Kentucky as it struggles with a crippling prescription drug-abuse problem and an overwhelmed …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
And Oregonians are much more likely to receive intensive treatment; for example, 10 percent of treatment admissions were to long-term, residential facilities, compared with 1.1 percent in Kentucky. Drug overdose death rates in 2008, the most recent …
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New substance abuse center to offer adolescent program in Tucson
TUCSON – Southern Arizona adolescents will no longer have to travel to Phoenix to get residential care for substance dependency: a new drug abuse treatment facility is opening in midtown Tucson this afternoon. The Haven is holding a grand opening for …
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Prominence Treatment Center Promotes Recovery through Luxury Rehab
Medical experts at Malibu-based Prominence Treatment Center have developed an unconventional approach to treating substance abuse. The facility's innovative approach marks a transition from impersonal hospital environments and one-size-fits-all …
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