Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making that difficult. "You wouldn't believe the amount of …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
Another center called Pathways — a treatment facility run by Anne Arundel Medical Center celebrating its 20th anniversary — is looking to add more intensive programs as patients present increasingly complex substance abuse problems. They are looking …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
He went through detoxification at Johns Hopkins and later checked into Hope House, a nonprofit inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center located in Crownsville. “I had to put everything in storage, shut my phone off and I just went …
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The painful path toward sobriety
Available substance abuse treatment may come through outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment or the Idaho Department of Correction. Gaskill said his inpatient center houses clients with substance abuse problems in residential settings and a more …
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Overcoming addiction
Other rehabilitation centers include: Impact House — Located at 1680 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Impact House is one of several local facilities with outpatient and residential treatment options in addition to group, individual and follow-up counseling.
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
In Anne Arundel County, the number of people admitted into state-supported drug and alcohol treatment programs reached 3,570 in 2011, up from 2,824 in 2008, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “It has increased …
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Recommendations made to improve access to substance abuse treatment
One in 10 state residents who seek coverage for substance abuse treatment from their insurance company is denied, and the success rate for the few who appeal the decision is very low, says a new report from the legislature's chief investigative panel …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
In Anne Arundel County, the number of people admitted into state-supported drug and alcohol treatment programs reached 3,570 in 2011, up from 2,824 in 2008, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “It has increased …
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The Importance of Alcohol Rehab Centers
Alcohol consumption can pose a severe threat to the human life, both in terms of the physical and psychological health. While consuming alcohol may not cause a major threat, the signs of danger are visible when an individual starts drinking in excess.
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State jails struggle with lack of treatment, rehab programs
Some of the proposals likely to be considered during the upcoming legislative session include requiring all state jail felons to be sentenced first to community supervision rather than incarceration; restarting intensive drug- and alcohol-treatment …
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Mental health often ignored in background checks for gun purchases
Privacy laws in many of those states prohibit the sharing of mental health records, and Delaware is one location that has struggled with mental health reporting prior to new laws implemented in 2011. At the time of new legislation, mental health …
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2012 Saw Second-Highest Number of Abortion Restrictions Ever
Among those, Colorado, Kentucky, Oklahoma and the District of Columbia addressed issues related to substance abuse and pregnancy; 37 states and the District of Columbia now have policies related to substance abuse and pregnancy. Further, Delaware …
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Veterans district court starts today in Monroe County
Since then, Lehigh, Berks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Northumberland, Allegheny and Washington counties have started veterans courts at the Common Pleas level. Short-term research … The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center offers …
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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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US Approves Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
It is also the first designed as part of a combination therapy to treat adults infected with drug-resistant pulmonary TB, when other treatments are unavailable. The new drug works by blocking an enzyme the disease pathogen needs to spread throughout …
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
(WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making … Both law enforcement and officials at the treatment centers say just …
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