Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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UK Deemed 'Addicted Man' Of Europe For Drug And Alcohol Crisis
Aside from the paucity of treatment programs for alcoholism in the UK, funding to serve recovering drug addicts has been cut in the current period of economic austerity, with 55 percent of local governments in England slashing funding for residential …
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Ninth Judicial District's Drug Court program aims to keep addicts out of prison
“We're trying to change that addictive behavior, and find out through treatment and therapy what caused that behavior,” she continued, pointing out that drug addiction often is a response to sexual or physical abuse experienced as a child. “And they …
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Mother seeking treatment for heroin addicted son encounters long waits
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – If you've been paying attention, you've likely heard about heroin's comeback here in Metro Louisville. Almost every day we report on arrests blamed on heroin addiction, but the criminal justice impact is only part of the problem.
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