Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
The program gives addicted parents residential treatment that allows them to stay with their children; it also provides intensive outpatient treatment, case management, peer mentoring and drug-free housing for parents and pregnant women. State …
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Free Nicotine Replacement During Rehab Helps Patients Quit
… Passive Smoking and Lung Disease. AVENTURA, Florida — Providing patients in residential substance abuse rehabilitation programs access to free-of-charge nicotine replacement therapy enhances smoking reduction and cessation, new research shows.
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No 'reality' spared in anti-drug drama at Seneca Valley
The "Reality Tour," a substance-abuse prevention program staged last Thursday, was created in Butler nearly 10 years ago by Community Action Network for Drug-free Lifestyle Empowerment, Inc. as an interactive story in which middle school students and …
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