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Dual Diagnosis Patients: Treating Clients With Co-Occurring Addiction and Mental Health Issues

Dual Diagnosis Patients: Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Addiction and Mental Health Issues — This webinar will review current trends in co-occurring disorders, identify the most common mental health issues among addicted patients, review screening an…


Kennebec County Veterans Treatment Court to expand
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Dozens Trained to Use Heroin Overdose Antidote

Dozens trained to use heroin overdose antidote
Arms Acres, a private alcohol and substance abuse treatment facility, offered the program to the general public Friday in response to the swell of overdose fatalities throughout the region. "Given the recent increase in opiate deaths, this is …
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I Started on a Regimin of 80mg of Methadone a Day 10 Days Ago?

Question by JT289385: I started on a regimin of 80mg of methadone a day 10 days ago?
10 days ago I used my last hit of heroin , At that time my doc , (which is a addiction specialist ) put me on 80 mg of met a day .… Continue reading

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Leslie, 31, charged with online prostitution and drug use strives to regain custody of her daughter. Julia, 27, doesn't want her son to end up in rehab. In the program the moms learn recovery, parenting and life skills, and transition into the …
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Free Drug Addiction Help | Boston | Philadelphia | New York

Free Drug Addiction Help | Boston | Philadelphia | New York — Addiction Treatment Helpline is a complete resource and database of important information for those seeking help with drug addiction and substance abuse issu…


Proposal Would Provide New York Police With Kits to Combat Overdoses
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Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult

Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult
The Game was most important method of treatment at Synanon. When it came to getting addicts clean, the program rejected any form of pharmaceuticals or tapering of drugs. Everyone went cold turkey, and junkies were left on a… Continue reading