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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Vermont gets M grant for drug treatment program
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Gov. Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced on Friday that Vermont will get a $ 10 million federal grant to expand early intervention and treatment programs for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse.
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Maryland Addiction Recovery Center Makes Addiction Treatment More …
This program, supported by the increased mental health and substance abuse benefits of the Affordable Care Act, will aid in making addiction treatment more accessible and affordable for those in need. The program is an initiative of the founders of …
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Vt. gov. to substance abuse treatment program
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen have announced a $ 10 million federal grant to expand early intervention and treatment program for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse. They said Friday …
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N.J. addicts suffer from shortage of drug treatment facilities
Thousands more do receive treatment, only to cycle in and out of emergency rooms and rehabilitation programs, their inpatient stints cut short by insurance plans, lack of cash, or relapse. Even the most comprehensive insurance plans tend to limit …
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'Baby steps' for Aldon Smith in return to action
Smith, who had been arrested for driving under the influence two days before that game, subsequently spent five weeks in inpatient substance-abuse rehabilitation. He returned to the roster during the bye week. And despite the glowing praise he received …
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New US rule requires equal treatment for mental illness
In particular, mental health patients were required to first “fail” in outpatient treatment before inpatient treatment would be authorized, putting them at risk for devastating consequences. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) describes …
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State-funded rehab clinics face budget cuts
The state should expand, not close, treatment facilities.” The three state alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers, Walter B. Jones in Greenville, R.J. Blackley in Butner and Julian Keith in Black Mountain, provide inpatient intensive care for low …
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Mountainside Treatment Center Welcomes Maureen O'Neill Biggs to Helm …
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Alcohol and Drugs Counselor, and Medicated Assisted Treatment Specialist. Ms. O'Neill Biggs' career spans across all levels of addiction treatment, from detox, to inpatient, residential and outpatient …
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Addiction Treatment Helpline Opens Its Doors at a New Office in Boston
This includes analysis and comparisons of detox centers, private drug rehab, 30-day, 90-day and extended care residential drug rehabilitation, outpatient and inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation services and sober living philosophies and communities.
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Alcohol Treatment Paterson Offers a Variety of No Excuse Treatment Plans
The staff at Alcohol Treatment Paterson works closely with patients to discover which therapy option will be best for them. Paterson, NJ (PRWEB) August 31, 2013. Alcohol Treatment Paterson is now offering an even larger array of substance abuse …
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Best emergency medical treatment
At some point, most of us will be forced to make emergency medical judgments for ourselves or others, and knowing whom to call, what to do and where to go can have a significant effect on the situation's outcome. Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook magazine …
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Announcing a New Leading Force in Addiction and Mental Health Treatment …
Addiction Treatment Advisors is excited to provide the type of quality referrals that every family needs, delivered quickly, with only the very best options to choose from. Friends and family members of a loved one suffering from substance abuse may …
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Saint Jude Retreats Launches Alcohol Addiction Awareness Videos
Many of these programs support the substance user referring to themselves as an "addict" or admitting they are an alcoholic. Since Saint Jude Retreats is non-diseased based the program does not use damaging labels, in fact the program does not support …
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Alcohol Crisis Center to open Oct. 1 on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Project Hospitality, the organization for the homeless and hungry that has turned much of its attention to Hurricane Sandy recovery since the storm, will reopen an alcohol and drug treatment program at Bayley Seton Hospital, the …
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OSAT Now Offering Online Substance Abuse Treatment for Those Recovering …
Online Substance Abuse Treatment (OSAT) is now offering comprehensive and effective online substance abuse treatment plans for those suffering with alcohol and drug addiction at http://www.onlinesubstanceabusetreatment.com/. Share on Twitter Share …
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