Prosecutors: Change would be dangerous
Law changes that would significantly reduce maximum prison terms for drug dealers have prosecutors concerned, including Delaware County's Jeffrey Arnold. / Jordan Kartholl / The (Muncie) Star Press file pho … There's also the matter of funding …
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Attorney general reviewing hospital deal
DLP officials came in recently and performed drug testing and criminal background checks, Hudson said. … The joint venture must adopt essentially the same indigent care policy in place now and participate in government reimbursement programs …
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Megan Michelle Snipes, School Psychologist, Charged With Sexual Battery Of …
… 29, with sexual battery of a student, according to WCBD. Police say that Snipes, who works as psychologist for the Beaufort County School District, was discovered to have shared lewd text messages with a male student under her treatment. WCSC …
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Maryland, Carroll County develop plans to combat opioid dependence
But painkiller usage typically declines as restrictions on pills tighten — a trend the majority of the state's counties have seen — leading opioid-dependents to lean on heroin to satisfy a similar craving. Thus, the state …… “We hope this will …
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State Working Toward Immediate Access For Drug Abuse Treatment
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb spoke with Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Health Commissioner of Alcohol & Drug Abuse. “About half the people who seek treatment are seeking treatment for opioid dependence. And we serve almost 10,000 clients per year. So that's grown …
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NACHTMYSTIUM's BLAKE JUDD Says That He Is Getting Treatment For …
"Hello, everyone. I'm home, alive and well. Much to certain people's dismay, the last month wasn't that big of a deal and I actually did some serious soul searching and have made some amazing steps within my own mind on where I've been and where I'm …
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The price of addiction: A treatment primer for opioid dependence (Series)
There are a lot of unsung heroes working in the trenches in Portland to help those who have fallen into opiate dependence. Alison Noice, director of addiction medicine treatment at CODA, is one of them. CODA is the oldest opioid addiction treatment …
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The price of addiction: Treatment options for opioid dependence (Series)
Other treatment programs focus mainly abstinence, which is not nearly as successful a way to treat the addiction. Withdrawal is intense, with such symptoms as nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, fatigue, chills, fever, insomnia, loss of appetite, anxiety …
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Dr. Miriam Adelson Awarded for Work with Drug Addiction Treatment
Her program has treated almost 800 patients since its founding 20 years ago. Its innovative treatment requires that all patients have already gone through rehab at least once before. Adelson's clinic reported that 70 percent of its patients remained …
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Treatment for cocaine addiction targets relapse
An experimental drug called nepicastat shows promise in helping treat cocaine addiction, based on its ability to stave off relapse-like behavior in animals trained to give themselves cocaine. The National Institute on Drug Abuse is beginning a clinical …
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making that difficult. "You wouldn't believe the amount of …
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Brain Surgery for Opioid Dependence
A large number of ablations for the treatment of addiction were performed in China about ten years ago. The rapid growth in popularity of the technique, before full knowledge of the risks and long-term effects, led to a ban on the procedures by the …
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US approves J&J drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
Her comments followed those of the FDA advisers who found the drug to be effective, though they noted that more deaths were seen in the group of patients who took bedaquiline in combination with standard treatments than in the group that took standard …
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Brain Surgery for Opioid Dependence
If there is a future for addiction treatment using stereotactic brain surgery, DBS is likely to become the procedure of choice, given the preference by the scientific community for non-permanent interventions. The recent follow-up study found that …
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McGreevey, NJ Jail Program Earn Spot At Sundance
That search led him to the Hudson County jail, where he works with Integrity House, a substance abuse treatment provider based in Newark, to help female inmates get back on their feet and stay upright. A former assistant prosecutor and onetime …
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