One snapshot in a tragic national picture: Long Island sees exploding heroin use
Five things you didn't know about heroin. Chris, now 17, is in treatment at Outreach House, a long-term substance abuse program on Long Island, New York, for youths ages 12 to 17. His road to recovery hasn't been a smooth ride, however. After three …
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Long a nexus of Rx drug abuse, Staten Island now faces heroin's scourge
Except as risky as painkillers are to abuse, heroin's an even trickier roll of the dice. "They don't know what they're doing," says Fusco, who runs the Dynamite Youth Center in Brooklyn and its residential treatment center in update Fallsburg New York …
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Does Calling Heroin Addiction A Brain Disease Help Avoid Tragedies Like Philip …
You might surmise that there is a connection between viewing addiction as a brain disease and coming up with an effective treatment for it. But you would be wrong. The dominant model for addiction treatment in the United States is the 12-step approach …
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8 questions about heroin and the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Hoffman had said he stayed clean for two decades, but then had a relapse in 2012, and entered a drug-treatment program. 3.) So how prevalent is heroin use, nationwide? It's still lower than the use of other illegal drugs, which is good news. But the …
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New Substance Abuse Treatment Resources Focus on Teens
Resources to help parents, health care providers, and substance abuse treatment specialists treat teens struggling with drug abuse, as well as identify and interact with those who might be at risk, were released today by the National Institute on Drug …
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New Helpline Now Available for Teens Struggling with Substance Abuse
Now, thanks to Crestview Drug Rehab and Detox Helpline, teenage addicts have a reliable addiction and recovery resource at their disposal. There are many options available to teens who want to end their dependencies on drugs and alcohol. This new …
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UA medical dean at center of dispute will move to a newly created job
He'll have a dual role as associate vice president for clinical affairs at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and vice president of physician services for The University of Arizona Health Network. His job change is a lateral move salary-wise, as his …
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Selena Gomez Reveals She Went To Rehab, But Not For Substance Abuse
The Arizona recovery center is billed as a “groundbreaking, intensive, experientially-based, inpatient treatment program for emerging adults ages 18-26 who struggle with emotional trauma, addiction, or dual diagnosis concerns.” Gomez's rehab revelation …
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Proposals being accepted for juvenile substance abuse treatment grants
The grants will fund comprehensive juvenile substance abuse treatment programs, both expanding treatment beds at existing facilities and creating new juvenile treatment programs with the full continuum of care, including intensive outpatient and follow …
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Retired MLB Player Darryl Strawberry to Open Substance Abuse Treatment …
DSRC was founded in partnership with retired MLB player Darryl Strawberry and Oglethorpe Healthcare Inc. to provide athletes and individuals suffering from substance abuse with a center for excellence in addiction treatment and recovery. The facility …
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Schneiderman applauds success of New York's program to prevent prescription …
"Ending the epidemic of prescription drug abuse that plagues too many New York communities has been a top priority of mine since my first day in office, which is why I proposed and helped pass the law that created New York's historic I-STOP program," …
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Warren gets 5000 federal substance abuse prevention grant
“We have many of the same problems of substance abuse with our youth here in Warren County as one might find in a big city or urban area,” added MaryJo Harris, Project Coordinator for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant. “It's easy to say …
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Question by the5500: Whats the difference between psychiatric hospital, psychiatric ward, insane asylum, mental hospital and rehab?

Best answer:

Answer by michele
They are different terms for the same place (i.e., inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment). The term “insane asylum”, however, is quite antiquated. “Rehab” is more associated with substance abuse treatment facilities. “Psychiatric/mental hospital” is usually a freestanding facility that is devoted solely to treating psychiatric patients. A “psychiatric ward”, is typically housed within a general med/surg hospital.

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