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Addiction Treatment: Opinion: Addiction Treatment Sorely Lacking – Vancouver Sun

Opinion: Addiction treatment sorely lacking – Vancouver Sun
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Opinion: Addiction treatment sorely lacking
Vancouver Sun
However, despite the fact that Vancouver Coastal Health has significantly increased funding for addiction treatment in recent years, rates of untreated drug and alcohol addiction remain persistently high. Thousands of Vancouverites… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: Readers Plead for More Information on Drug for Addicts – Philadelphia Inquirer

Readers plead for more information on drug for addicts – Philadelphia Inquirer
Filed under: Addiction Treatment


Philadelphia Inquirer
Readers plead for more information on drug for addicts
Philadelphia Inquirer
TUESDAY's Daily News story about recovering heroin addict Nicole Kapulsky and Vivitrol, a non-narcotic medication for the treatment of opioid dependence,… Continue reading

Treatment Court Disposes of Drug Addictions – Youngstown Vindicator

Treatment court disposes of drug addictions – Youngstown Vindicator
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Treatment court disposes of drug addictions
Youngstown Vindicator
Dell said treatment court, formerly called drug court, has evolved and now has two tracks: youths who primarily have a substance abuse problem, and youths who primarily have a… Continue reading

Recovery Month and Parole and Probation

Recovery Month and Parole and Probation
Filed under: drug rehab treatment centers

National Recovery Month Observance is part of a national initiative sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), within the U.S. Department of Health and … In …
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Addiction Treatment: Health Fair Raises Awareness of Substance Abuse Disorders, Treatment – CrossRoadsNews

Health fair raises awareness of substance abuse disorders, treatment – CrossRoadsNews
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Health fair raises awareness of substance abuse disorders, treatment
CrossRoadsNews
The event will help raise awareness of substance abuse disorders and treatment resources in observance of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The 2010… Continue reading

Dr. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM


Dr. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM – Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Wesley Clark, Director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, will “unveil” brand new National Survey in Conjuction with 21st Annual “Recovery Month” Observance! Dr.… Continue reading