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Addiction Treatment: Health Law Could Overwhelm Addiction Services – Lebanon Express

Health law could overwhelm addiction services – Lebanon Express
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Health law could overwhelm addiction services
Lebanon Express
Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United States goes toward addiction, and few alcoholics and drug addicts receive treatment. One huge barrier, according… Continue reading

Think Marijuana Is Harmless? Think Again

Think marijuana is harmless? Think again
Filed under: alcohol rehab az

The national treatment admission rate for marijuana dependence is also on the rise, at 21 percent higher in 2010 than in 2000. The average age of admission for drug dependence in 2010 was 25 years old; in 2011, more… Continue reading

Health Care Costs Will Mushroom as Injured Veterans Age

Health care costs will mushroom as injured veterans age
Filed under: alcohol rehab inpatient

But Castillo's treatment is exactly what medical professionals and economists say could potentially be cost-saving as well as life-saving. If the VA …. The hospital schedules more than 373,000 outpatient visits and 4,200 inpatient visits every… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: Suboxone, an Addiction Treatment Drug, Seeps Into Ohio Prisons as Contraband – Plain Dealer

Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband – Plain Dealer
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Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband
Plain Dealer
suboxone.JPG Suboxone is an addiction treatment medication that satisfies the brain's hunger for opiates and limits the harsh withdrawal… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: Nerd, Interrupted: Inside a Smartphone Addiction Treatment Center – ITworld.com

Nerd, interrupted: Inside a smartphone addiction treatment center – ITworld.com
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Nerd, interrupted: Inside a smartphone addiction treatment center
ITworld.com
September 17, 2013, 1:23 PM — Ashley loved her fiancé, Dave, but he was committed to another–his phone. Sharing her story with an online support group for… Continue reading

The Meadows Wickenburg a Sponsor of the Austin Addiction Symposium

The Meadows Wickenburg a Sponsor of the Austin Addiction Symposium
Filed under: substance abuse rehabilitation centers

The theme of the symposium is “Transferring Addictions: Substance Abuse and Behavioral Addictions.” Speakers include keynote speaker H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), …… Continue reading