New federal campaign urges parents to teach dangers of alcohol to pre-teens
Parents should watch for warning signs, such as changes in behavior, and seek help if they have a gut feeling that something is wrong, said Beth Kane Davidson, program director of the addiction treatment center at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. “Just …
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TreatmentUSA.com Partners With CRC Health to Expand Its Drug and Alcohol …
TreatmentUSA.com works with multiple drug and alcohol treatment centers across the United States that accept TriCare Insurance, for behavioral health and substance abuse treatment. Those facilities are located in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, …
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Awareness is key in the fight against prescription drug abuse
“The best way to deal with this silent epidemic is public awareness,” said Dr. Marc Mentel, medical director for the Community Physician Group at Missoula's Community Medical Center. Mentel is at the forefront of the Community Safe Prescriber …. In …
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Youth Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers Push for Higher Reimbursement Rates
“We have lost employees to Hazelden (a private alcohol and drug treatment facility in Newberg). We've lost them to private practice, to teaching, to things that can make more money.” While behavioral health is at the cornerstone of coordinated care …
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Bitter pill: life-saving HIV drugs fuel crime and addiction in South Africa
Three years ago, Sipho Molefe (not his real name) was a normal 16-year-old boy — an athletic, easygoing high schooler who was well liked among his peers in rural South Africa. Today, Sipho is unemployed, gaunt, and mired in a life of crime outside …
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Editorial: Addiction overhaul
According to that story, the prospect of more paying patients has already prompted private equity firms to increase their investments in addiction treatment companies and families fighting the affliction are beginning to consider a new avenue for help …
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