Heroin abuse at 'epidemic' level in South Florida -drug report
MIAMI (Reuters) – A high-profile law enforcement crackdown on prescription painkiller abuse in Florida has addicts turning increasingly to heroin, resulting in the highest number of overdose deaths and hospitalizations in recent years, a report on drug …
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South Florida is number one on overdose
David Vittoria, assistant vice president at Baptist Health South Florida's Addiction Treatment &Recovery Center confirms that, "A student misses two days of classes, gets kicked out of (college), kicked out of their house and arrested and you're seeing …
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Heroin at the Shore: Rehab centers struggle to keep up with demand
New Jersey gets mixed reviews by officials and professionals for its suite of treatment options, but few argue that the state, and especially the Jersey Shore, lack the detox facilities, long-term programs and halfway homes that are needed to keep up …
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New Jersey's Drug Court Program: Making the Sentence Fit the Crime
In fact, it's the only state-subsidized drug rehab program in New Jersey. “The only way you can get the state to pay for drug treatment is to commit a crime and thereafter be sentenced to drug court,” he said. Barnett Hoffman, a former presiding judge …
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Number of Rehabilitation Facilities Too Low to Compensate for Heroin Abuse
Tweet About This! With the recent emergence of krokodil, the flesh-eating injectable opioid, in the United States, it seems as though illicit drug and prescription painkiller misuse may present a problem in our country. But this problem is not only a …
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4 Steps to Deal with an Employee's Substance Abuse Problem
The odds of substance abuse issues finding their way into your business are sizeable. According to the Department of Health and Human Services' 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, of the 18.9 million adults classified with dependence or abuse, …
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We Must Stop Drug Abuse-Okedi
We are also talking to health insurance companies to make it possible for the addicts to access their services as a policy since there is no such current provision. Addiction should not be criminalised as well. Nacada is also changing its tact to a …
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Heroin Use Rose 75% In Four Years, Drug Agency Says
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, heroin use in the U.S. rose an alarming 75 per cent between 2007 and 2011. Heroin abusers can seek the help they need at a detox center such as Harbor Village to start the …
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Fighting Wallingford Drug Abuse: Lawmakers Want Insurance Companies to …
Under the proposed legislation, the state's insurance department would have greater enforcement of federal regulations didcating that insurance companies provide coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment for young people at the same …
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'Shaman' won't face prison in Seattle drug treatment sting
Initially suspected of felony drug crimes, three men purveyors of ibogaine – an African drug used elsewhere to treat cocaine and heroin addiction – are set to be sentenced Tuesday on misdemeanor charges. None are expected to be sentenced to jail …
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Northbound Treatment Services Now Addresses Women's Binge Drinking Problem
Northbound Treatment Services, the Southern California based alcohol and drug addiction treatment center, is now offering gender specific addiction treatment solution to the women's binge drinking problem sweeping the country. According to a recent …
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Freedom Treatment Center Sees an Increase In Heroin Abuse in Michigan
Freedom Treatment Center has an insider view of alcohol and drug addiction due to its recovery programs, but the center has also been keeping its eye on the trend hitting hard outside the facility, that of increased heroin abuse. “Heroin is an opiate …
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Freedom Treatment Center Offers Sauna Detox For Drug Rehab
Freedom Treatment Center Offers Sauna Detox For Drug Rehab. Freedom Treatment Center is a Southern Michigan drug and alcohol addiction facility that offers a variety of all-natural treatments for detoxification and recovery. The center recently …
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