Intensive Substance–Abuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Treating drug and alcohol addiction with a concentrated approach called chronic care management may be no more effective than a single medical appointment and addiction referral, according to a new study.
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Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband
suboxone.JPG Suboxone is an addiction treatment medication that satisfies the brain's hunger for opiates and limits the harsh withdrawal crash that addicts suffer. The drug, in the form of strips, has been smuggled into Ohio prisons, authorities say.
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Expanded Medicaid Will Cover Mental Health, Substance–Abuse Treatment
Some low-income New Jersey residents will be eligible for treatment for drug and alcohol addictions, as well as some mental health services, under the upcoming Medicaid expansion. But most Medicaid recipients won't be eligible for the new benefits.
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Question by sparks: Do drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs work?
I know many who have gone through these programs only to start using again, only days after completion.

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Answer by wiseman/guru
According to statistics only twenty three percent work, the rest all slip back. Have no idea, how well they work the second time around. Perhaps the same 23%!
Peace.

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PPACA may steer 40 million to drug, alcohol programs
The other day it was 37 million — the number of people a Stanford Medical School study suggested might bolt their employer health plan for exchange coverage. Now, we hearing that 40 million folks may enter drug and/or alcohol rehab programs once the …
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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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Intensive Substance-Abuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study
17 (HealthDay News) — Treating drug and alcohol addiction with a concentrated approach called chronic care management may be no more effective than a single medical appointment and addiction referral, according to a new study. Results of the year-long …
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Millions more to get coverage for addiction, alcoholism treatment, but can the …
In the coming years, treatment programs and medical colleges will face pressure to ramp up to create a larger system. But until then, addiction treatment may represent an extreme example of one of the Affordable Care Act's challenges: actually …
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Drunk driver to serve two years for death of nephew
13, 2012, when she ran off the road and struck a tree, said Delaware State Police Cpl. Gary Fournier. … She has since entered into Thresholds, a substance abuse treatment program, Alcoholics Anonymous and become an active member of her church.
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Heroin use rising dramatically in Delaware
Delaware's drug abuse prevention efforts include state and local programs aimed at youth awareness; statewide campaigns to promote wellness and reduce drug abuse; and changes in state law. Meanwhile, law enforcement pounds the streets.
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Amid hunt for Navy Yard shooters, Obama attacks Republicans on budget
GOP legislators and activists have long complained about the budget-crisis narrative, which they say obscures the harm caused by many government programs, and the small-scale changes being sought in the government's huge annual budget, which …
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COLD CASE MUNCIE: Who killed Joni Brooks?
Anyone with information on the 1999 slaying of Joni Brooks is asked to call the Delaware County Sheriff's Office and Sgt. Greg Ellison, Criminal Investigations Division Commander, at 747-7881. To see a video about the Joni Brooks Cold Case, go to …
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Lamar Odom Enters Rehab For Drug And Alcohol Abuse (REPORT) (UPDATE)
Lamar Odom has reportedly entered a rehab facility for drug and alcohol abuse, according to People. Sources confirm that Odom's addiction issues have caused marital problems with his wife Khloe Kardashian, who has stood by his side over the past few …
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Steubenville Hacker Checks Into Rehab for Alcohol Abuse After ER Visit
Deric Lostutter, the 26-year-old Kentucky rapper who spearheaded Anonymous' campaign to bring attention to the Steubenville rape case, hasn't had an easy time since he was raided by the FBI and came out as the hacktivist KYAnonymous. His longtime …
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Oscar De La Hoya voluntarily enters rehab facility just days before Saul …
Known as the "Golden Boy," De La Hoya is no stranger to addiction. The 10-time champion visited a rehab facility in 2011, later acknowledging he was an alcoholic who dabbled in cocaine use and fought feelings of depression. On Tuesday, his company, …
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Funding cuts to drug treatment centers mean addicts get turned away
The new state budget sliced funding to three state-run alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers by about $ 4.9 million each year for the next two years – a 12 percent reduction per year to each facility's budget. The three – Walter B. Jones Alcohol and …
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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 …
Read more on Bangor Daily News