Plans for large Calverton drug addiction treatment center move ahead
A large new drug addiction and treatment center, designed to support research into alcohol and drug abuse, has received approval from Riverhead's Zoning Board of Appeals and its developers expect to file a site plan in six to eight months.
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Jackson's heroin problem persists, fueled by prescription drug abuse …
It means treatment needs to be reinstated, adjusted or changed. It does not mean treatment has failed. Relapse rates for drug addiction are similar to those for other chronic medical illnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension and asthma, which also have …
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Poll: Majority Of Chronic Pain Sufferers Feel Treated Like 'Drug Addicts' By …
The majority of people who suffer from chronic pain feel they are treated like drug addicts during their pharmacy visits, and nearly one-third of pain sufferers showed concern they are being embarrassed by their healthcare provider. (Getty) …
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Brooklyn's Community Board 6 in Red Hook gives OK to high-end rehab center
Community Board 6 OK'd a request by the Urban Recovery House, a for-profit rehab center, to open a luxury 30-bed inpatient treatment facility on an industrial stretch of Beard St. within the next two years. The vote, which was 24-9, enables the …
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The Clearing Offers Addiction Treatment Guarantee
Given the overall dismal success rates of the addiction treatment and rehab industry, it's no surprise that very few residential rehab treatment centers guarantee results.. we wanted to change that. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) March 18, 2014. The Clearing SPC …
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VIDEO: Recovering drug addicts and parents share painful lessons, hope
Roger Grant overdosed several times and went to nearly a dozen inpatient rehabilitation centers before his death. He used to say he wanted to travel to schools and warn kids about the dangers of drug use, his mom said. Now, she does it. "I'm here …
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Is substance abuse coverage as equal as required?
Insurance plans that cover substance abuse treatment must provide the same level of care and cost sharing as they do for other medical issues, but treatment centers say disagreement over what this means leaves many alcoholics and drug addicts without …
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Poll: Will the Torino drug treatment facility affect property values?
ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images from City of Port St. Lucie Planning and Zoning Board meeting on the proposed Torino Treatment Campus held at city hall on Tuesday September 3rd, 2013.
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Rehab better than the can for drug users
Anang Iskandar (right) during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) among various ministries, the National Police and the BNN regarding the curbing of drug abuse and the rehabilitation of drug addicts in Jakarta on Tuesday. (Antara/Widodo …
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Govt urged to focus more on preventing drug abuse
The 2013 annual report published by the United Nations-affiliated organization found that drug addicts in countries around the world, including Indonesia, lacked medical treatment from the state. The report shows that in every six drug addicts, only …
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South Jersey drug treatment providers: For heroin addicts, more inpatient care …
That's not a lot of time to see how well a law is working, but addiction treatment professionals in South Jersey have reservations about the law when it comes to a troubling trend in drug abuse. The law, the state Senate bill number of which was S881 …
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Program's end reopens debate on clean needles for drug users
Each day, dozens of drug addicts file into New Leaf Treatment Center hoping for a respite from their cravings. Gantt Galloway hopes to buy time for their recovery. A pharmacist and noted researcher, Galloway founded a drug treatment center in Lafayette.
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