Addiction Treatment: Treatment for Addicts Is Starting to Change

Treatment for addicts is starting to change
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Experts are pushing for a truly medical approach to treating addiction as a disease rather than relying solely on longtime unproven therapies like 12-step programs. A call for change is afoot in the difficult and often heartbreaking world of addiction treatment.
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Big breakthroughs in addiction treatment, but most don't get them
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An estimated 23 million Americans, 9 percent of those age 12 and older, needed treatment for illicit drug or for alcohol use in 2010, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Only one in 10 got that care. Half of them relapsed — about the same rate as those who fell off their treatment plans for diabetes, hypertension and asthma.
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TreatmentUSA.com Moves Its Headquarters Office in Delray Beach, Florida
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In order to serve where the need is greater, TreatmentUSA.com relocates its main offices in Delray Beach, Florida, a major hub for addiction treatment. (Source: http://www.treatmentusa.com/)Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) September 21, 2012 In the Substance Abuse and Mental Health industry, there are some areas where the need for qualified professionals and addiction specialists is definitely in …
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Joan McNamara, addiction treatment leader, dies at 72
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Joan Ellen McNamara, who worked in the treatment of alcohol and substance abuse for more than 35 years, died Sept. 8 at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was 72.
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