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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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
In a state plagued by one of the worst prescription drug abuse problems in the nation, where nearly 1,000 people a year die of overdoses, a Courier-Journal investigation has found that Kentucky's treatment options are woefully limited, especially for …
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Free Nicotine Replacement During Rehab Helps Patients Quit
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. Dr. Stephanie Peglow. "Smoking cessation …
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