Health law expands treatment for addicts in California
SAN FRANCISCO — More than twice as many drug and alcohol addicts in California will be eligible for health insurance covering substance abuse treatment when federal health care reforms kick in next year. Throughout the state, and particularly in Los …
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Health law expands treatment for addicts in Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO — More than twice as many drug and alcohol addicts in California will be eligible for health insurance covering substance abuse treatment when federal health care reforms kick in next year. Throughout the state, and particularly in Los …
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.5M luxury drug, rehab center proposed for New Haven
The operator of a Pennsylvania drug and rehab center is proposing to build a new 105-bed luxury residential substance abuse treatment facility in New Haven. The facility would be called "Retreat at South Connecticut" and is being proposed by a group …
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Ala. fire officials looking at drug rehab centers
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — State inspectors have cited a handful of drug rehabilitation centers for fire safety violations, and they are checking facilities statewide to make sure others are complying with codes. State Fire Marshal Edward Paulk told The …
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10300 Mont. addicts to be eligible for treatment
But there are factors outside the numbers that mitigate the potential increases and likely mean there won't be a sudden rush on rehab facilities, hospitals and mental-health centers, substance-abuse treatment providers said. That's because there is …
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Question by Zugoo: Questions about drug abuse?
Hello, i have a project about drugs, but i need some questions to write about before i start.
Does anyone have any idea for some questions about how to fight drug abuse by teenagers?

Thank you!

Best answer:

Answer by Casey
Projects start with research.
Google ” Illegal drugs and teens”

or “Is marijuana addictive for some all or none.”

http://alcoholism.about.com/od/pot/a/bla…

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/pot/f/mjp…

http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/mariju…

http://www.5min.com/Video/Long-term-Affe…

Most Illegal Drug Users Are Employed
Other NSDUH findings included:
•Of unemployed adults, 18.5 are illicit drug users.
•Only 8.8 percent of full time employees are drug users.
•9.4 percent of part-time employees are drug users.
•Most illegal drug users (13.4 million) are employed.
•10.2 million people drive under the influence of drugs.
Sources:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings” Sept. 6, 2007.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “New National Survey Reveals Drug Use Down Among Adolescents in U.S.” Sept. 6, 2007.

Marijuana rehab Google. http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv1-&p=%20marijua%20rehab.&ei=UTF-8&type=

“Should the marijuana law have a criminal charge applied if under 10 mgms., or should marijuana be decriminalized under 10 mgs – only getting a ticket like a traffic ticket?”

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Residential program offers 24-hour addiction support
The program will provide 24-hour care to adult men and women to help them continue with treatment through the hospital, which has provided inpatient chemical detoxification and intensive outpatient treatment for substance abuse for many years.
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County's first inpatient drug rehab opens
CIRCLEVILLE – The first inpatient drug rehabilitation facility in Pickaway County will begin operations next month in Circleville. Pickaway Area Recovery Services hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for its new Pickaway Women's Residential Center …
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Bill Proposes M to Expand, Ease Access to Inpatient Addiction Treatment
Sponsors of the bill, S-2570, released by the Senate Health, Senior Citizens and Human Services Committee yesterday, say it would expand the capacity of the state's addiction treatment infrastructure, including more inpatient treatment. “We don't do …
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Question by Maryy: What percent of rehabilitated people actually are cured?
ok so this is for a project….
does anyone know what percent of rehabilitated people get out and dont do the same mistake agian??? (i.e.- they would use drugs daily, went to rehab, then when they got out they quit completly)
i searched yahoo, google, and ask jeeves. i did all of my project and this is just a small part of it wich isnt really gonna be graded so keep your useless coments to yourself

Best answer:

Answer by raysny
Rehabs often claim amazing results, but the reality is less than spectacular.

According to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_addiction
“The effectiveness of alcoholism treatments varies widely. When considering the effectiveness of treatment options, one must consider the success rate based on those who enter a program, not just those who complete it. Since completion of a program is the qualification for success, success among those who complete a program is generally near 100%. It is also important to consider not just the rate of those reaching treatment goals but the rate of those relapsing. Results should also be compared to the roughly 5% rate at which people will quit on their own. A year after completing a rehab program, about a third of alcoholics are sober, an additional 40 percent are substantially improved but still drink heavily on occasion, and a quarter have completely relapsed.”

That estimate is based on information from Dr. Mark Willenbring of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and in my opinion, optomistic.

” About 80 percent of addiction patients will relapse, studies suggest, and long-term success rates for treatment are estimated at 10-30 percent.
“The therapeutic community claims a 30 percent success rate, but they only count people who complete the program,” noted Joseph A. Califano Jr., of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. “Seventy to eighty percent drop out in three to six months.” ”
http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/1633/1/Little-Evidence-that-Costly-Treatment-Programs-Work/Page1.html

90-95% of rehabs in the US are 12step-based. The rest are Scientology or religion-based.

The 12step treatment method has been shown to have about a 5% success rate, the same as no treatment at all:

Although the success rate is the same, AA harms more people than no treatment:
1) Dr. Brandsma found that A.A. increased the rate of binge drinking, and
2) Dr. Ditman found that A.A. increased the rate of rearrests for public drunkenness, and
3) Dr. Walsh found that “free A.A.” made later hospitalization more expensive, and
4) Doctors Orford and Edwards found that having a doctor talk to the patient for just one hour was just as effective as a whole year of A.A.-based treatment.
5) Dr. George E. Vaillant, the A.A. Trustee, found that A.A. treatment was completely ineffective, and raised the death rate in alcoholics. No other way of treating alcoholics produced such a high death rate as did Alcoholics Anonymous.
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-letters85.html

1) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Brandsma
2) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Ditman
3) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Walsh
4) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Orford
5) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Vaillant

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Agencies: Drug abuse 'one of biggest problems we face'
It is just one way the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office deals with a growing issue. Owen, a drug diversion agent, said the abuse of prescription pills is becoming the No. 1 problem for the sheriff's office and other law enforcement agencies across the …
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Child services luncheon focuses on substance abuse effects
The Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services held its 13th annual luncheon to recognize child advocacy for child abuse prevention month. Many agencies gathered for the event, focusing talks on substance abuse and its effect on children.
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Savage: Affordable Care Act Offers Opportunity to Combat Pain and Drug Abuse
Federal agencies are scrambling to address prescription drug abuse and earlier this month a bipartisan group of eight senators called for a Government Accountability Office report to better coordinate interagency efforts. Drug Enforcement Agency …
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