Will the Great US Penal Reform Tip the Balance for Addicts?
Such alternative programs would ideally feature addiction treatment, as 60 percent of the nation's inmate population has substance abuse problems, according to a California Mental Health Planning Council study of re-alignment. Those numbers likely …
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Cory Monteith: Why Didn't Rehab Work?
… that the immediate period after rehab is one of tremendous vulnerability. "Newly sober people are more fragile than before they became addicts," says Bob Forrest, a California-based certified drug and alcohol counselor. … "Most people have a …
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Marijuana in Maine: The patients, the politics, the future
Last year, 17 percent of all drug arrests in Maine were for marijuana and 4,279 people seeking treatment for drug addiction named marijuana as one of their problem drugs. Its negative effects on a person are influenced by the quantity and frequency of …
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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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Davie, Florida Area Welcomes Recovery Associates, Providing Services for …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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Farrah Abraham Released From Florida Rehab Clinic For Being A 'Disruptive …
XXX Teen Mom Farrah Abraham was asked to cut short her 10-day stay at a high-end rehabilitation center in Florida because she was a “disruptive influence” on other patients, RadarOnline.com has learned. The 22-year-old was being treated for alcohol …
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Florida Drug Rehab Recognizes PTSD Awareness Day
Florida drug rehab centers see many individuals who are battling with PTSD and substance abuse, also known as dual diagnosis. This type of diagnosis requires specialized care and treatment, as both conditions need to be treated simultaneously.
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Farrah Abraham in rehab program for alcohol abuse
Radar Online confirmed with Farrah Abraham that she checked herself into an outpatient Florida rehab program late Sunday night to deal with alcohol abuse. Farrah issued this statement to the website: At this time in my life, I need to stay focused on …
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York Place to pilot SC rehab program for moms
Mothers recovering from substance abuse will live with their children on the York Place campus in a unique South Carolina pilot program that aims to help them heal while keeping families intact. The Family Care Center on the York Place campus — a …
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Did Cory Monteith Need More Care After Rehab?
Monteith, who is from Canada, had struggled with substance abuse since his early teens, and had completed a drug rehab program in April. Since then he was widely photographed with his girlfriend, actress Lea Michele, at public events and on vacation in …
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When Rehab Doesn't Work
In fact, the stagnation seen at rehab centers today, both inpatient and outpatient, can be traced back decades, Fletcher says, to when the medical community would actually refuse to treat alcoholics and drug addicts. Addiction programs thus adopted …
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Giving Maine babies a chance at a drug–free life
Mothers also are more likely to see greater rates of success overcoming addiction if they have access to outpatient treatment programs that include pregnancy- and parenting-related services, according to studies reviewed by the Substance Abuse and …
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Two Boston Patients Free of HIV After Bone-Marrow Transplant
And even if, like Brown, the patients do remain HIV-free, the procedure won't likely be replicated terribly often. Bone-marrow transplants and anti-retroviral drug therapy require access to top (expensive) medical care and a donor match for the stem cells.
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
But the drug is currently only available in injectable form, which makes it both difficult and dangerous for untrained people to administer. Still, improving such rescue therapies, as well as therapies used in rehab treatment programs, could lead to …
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"Lea Is In a Haze of Disbelief:" Pals Reveal How Lea Michele Is Coping with …
Although Cory made no secret of his longtime struggle with addiction, seeking treatment at the age of 19 and recently completing a 30-day rehab program for substance abuse, pals say Lea “feels like this could have been stopped and she just can't stop …
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