Stasiewicz Alcohol Treatment Strategies
“The study will offer valuable insights for the treatment community to help tailor their methods so as to make programs more efficient for people who reduce their drinking prior to treatment and more effective for those who do not,” Stasiewicz says …
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Tennessee Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Agrees to Resolve False Claims …
“Medicaid patients who enter residential treatment programs for alcohol and drug addiction deserve to have treatment provided by qualified personnel according to the appropriate standard of care,” said Assistant Attorney General for the Justice …
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UB researchers granted .7M to study alcohol treatment
Stasiewicz said the study should offer valuable insights for the treatment community, helping them tailor methods to make programs more efficient for people who reduce their drinking prior to treatment, and more effective for those who do not. “It …
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Are 49ers nearing end of line with Aldon Smith?
A few days later, he entered a treatment facility. At the time, the … Center visits Saints: Free-agent center Jonathan Goodwin, 35, who spent the past three seasons with the 49ers, visited the Saints on Wednesday, a league source said. New Orleans …
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Young cancer survivor teams up with Riverhead business to help other children …
But today, seven years later, Hannah is cancer-free — and, remembering what it was like to be a little girl who spent long days in hospitals, she has dedicated herself to helping other children who are faced with the unthinkable. 2014 0416 Hannahs …
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Building a legacy
Many have been referred by substance abuse treatment centers around the state. “We've learned there's a huge need for addiction recovery and places for women to go after they leave rehab,” Huebner said. “We wanted to establish a house, tackle social …
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Top Arizona Drug and Alcohol Rehab Hikes Havasu Falls
… we all had a great time. Flagstaff, AZ (PRWEB) March 31, 2014. Prime weather conditions take the Back2Basics long-term drug and alcohol rehab residents to Havasu Falls on the Havasupai Indian Reservation for the first time since the program's …
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Rob Kardashian denies he is in rehab for depression and substance abuse
Several reports had suggested the reality star is currently being treated at The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment centre in Arizona. Rob was visibly absent from the family's recent vacation to Thailand, apparently due to fears of having to 'take …
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Speaks To Arizona Students About His …
The musician talked about his unsuccessful attempts at rehab, as well as his recovery. Ellefson, who has been studying to become a Lutheran pastor, ultimately turned to faith as his method of solving his drug addiction. "I was 15 when I started …
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Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
In 2008, the Medical Board of California closed its physician assistance program. Doctors with drug and alcohol problems still can enroll in private, confidential treatment. But if the medical board verifies a substance abuse complaint, the conduct is …
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Medicaid managed care for developmentally disabled people, substance abuse …
New Hampshire decided to move administration of the state health program for low-income residents to private managed care companies during the 2011-12 budget writing process, but fraught negotiations with hospitals and community mental health centers …
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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Bain paid $ 58 million to acquire the for-profit centers through CRC Health Corp., a California company it has owned since 2006. CRC Health is the biggest provider of substance abuse treatment and behavioral health services in the country. This foray …
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Substance Abuse Tx Problematic Despite ACA
Similarly, the vast majority of the substance abuse treatment in Colorado is located in centers with more than 16 beds, said Arthur Schut, chief executive officer of Denver-based Arapahoe House. There are ongoing conversations among treatment providers …
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Substance abuse program for the homeless expands
"It offers help to people who have run into tough times and are trying to get a job but need to conquer their substance or alcohol abuse problems in doing that. Anything we can do to support that is surely needed in our community more than we probably …
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Pilot Dauphin County program helps prison inmates continue substance abuse …
A new state pilot program will ensure that Dauphin County prison inmates who need drug and alcohol counseling will continue receiving treatment once they are released from prison. The pilot, which involves Dauphin County and five other counties, will …
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