Affordable Care Act Upheld: A Big Win for Addiction Treatment – Huffington Post (Blog)
Affordable Care Act Upheld: A Big Win for Addiction Treatment – Huffington Post (blog)
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Affordable Care Act Upheld: A Big Win for Addiction Treatment
Huffington Post (blog) I could not be more ecstatic about the Court's decision. This is a big win for our country, and especially for those struggling with addiction, their families, and those of us who are dedicated to substance abuse treatment. |
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New ‘Pathways’ program to serve kids with addictions – Winona Post
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New 'Pathways' program to serve kids with addictions
Winona Post When he leaves treatment, it's usually a couple-hour drive back to his home town, back to his family and friends, back to the very place where his addiction first started. And by the time he slips his backpack over his shoulder and flies out those … |
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Pine Grove’s Newest Treatment Center Changes the Legacy of Older Addicts – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Pine Grove's Newest Treatment Center Changes the Legacy of Older Addicts
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) With an estimated three million older Americans struggling with addiction, the newly renovated wing is one of the few treatment facilities in the world designed specifically for older adults with alcohol, prescription medication and illicit drug … Lionrock Recovery Names Carol Colleran to Advisory Board |
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Overdose deaths by heroin addiction treatment Methadone still high but may … – LubbockOnline.com
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Overdose deaths by heroin addiction treatment Methadone still high but may …
LubbockOnline.com ATLANTA — Overdose deaths from powerful painkillers have been surging at an alarming rate in the U.S., but here's a sliver of good news: The number blamed on methadone appears to have peaked. Methadone cited in 30 percent of painkiller deaths Methadone: A Major Driver of Prescription Painkiller Overdose Deaths Overdose deaths from painkillers surging, but methadone deaths peak |
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Can LSD be a Cure for Alcohol Addiction? – BY LIAM KEEGAN ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN Could LSD be a possible cure for alcoholism? Well — according to a Norwegian study, the psychedelic drug was used to treat alcoholics in the 1960s, and had “significant beneficial effects”. Now, Scientists Teri Krebs and Pal-Orjan Johanson say this controversial treatment should be revisited. ABC News reports their findings. “A single dose of LSD had a significant beneficial effect on alcohol misuse at the first reported follow-up assessment, which ranged from 1 to 12 months after discharge from each treatment program. The effect lasted about six months…Given the evidence for a beneficial effect of LSD on alcoholism, it is puzzling why this treatment approach has been largely overlooked.” Washington Universty addiction psychiatrist Dr. Richard Ries warned about the drug’s little-known side effects, but using one drug to fight addiction to another is not something new. My Healthy News Daily reports — “Look at heroin addiction – we use methadone, another type of opiate, and give it to people to prevent them from overdosing. But if you try to use these drugs out of these contexts, you get no effect. They are meant to be part of an addiction treatment program, not to replace it.” Former UK government drugs adviser Professor David Nutt tells BBC drug laws need to be relaxed in order to conduct productive research in this field. “Curing alcohol dependency requires huge changes in the way you see yourself. That’s what LSD does. Overall …
Program helps CPS parents struggling with drugs
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Substance-abuse experts say it falls far short of the need. Still, Families FIRST remains the only statewide program in the country that offers near-immediate, free substance-abuse treatment to parents in the child-welfare system. Other states …
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Center for addicted homeless women opens
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… for homeless women fighting addictions. The $ 11.2 million project also breaks ground in the state by reserving 30 of those beds for children ages 5 to 11, so the city's growing number of homeless families won't have to be split during a mother's …
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Enhancing Clinical Skills In Addiction Treatment
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Enhancing Clinical Skills In Addiction Treatment. MELAKA, July 11 (Bernama) — The Colombo Plan strongly encourages all individuals working in the field of addiction treatment to enhance their clinical skills by enrolling in the credentialling …
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