PPACA may steer 40 million to drug, alcohol programs
The 40-million figure comes from the California Health Report, in an article which discusses how drug and alcohol treatment programs will be viewed differently under the act. (The California Health Report is a nonprofit civic journalism project.) “I …
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DHCS Director Apologizes at Hearing Examining Medi-Cal Drug Program Fraud
Department of Health Care Services director Toby Douglas apologized for "lapses in state oversight" of a Medi-Cal drug abuse treatment program at a hearing yesterday in Sacramento. "I'm here to tell you that we are sorry that we did not take action …
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Substance Misuse Treatment Likely To Be Transformed by ACA
According to Richard Rawson — a professor of psychiatry and associate director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs — drug treatment in California was developed independently of medical care. "It's this weird mix of self-help, criminal …
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Addiction Treatment Resources Available Online
The Serene Directory of Addiction Treatment Resources and information is now available online at www.SereneDirectory.com. This is a web-based directory of services for the United States and Canada. It allows for free contact listings in one of 22 …
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Intensive Substance-Abuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study
Addiction drugs also were prescribed if appropriate. Patients received reminders, and care providers worked in collaboration with one another. Those in the other group received a medical care visit, a list of addiction-treatment resources and a phone …
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Specialized Online Treatment Programs for Military Service Members …
Online Substance Abuse Treatment [OSAT] makes recovery resources readily available with an extraordinary internet based substance abuse treatment program, including live individual and group Online Counseling Programs, an Online Self Directed …
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Fighting Addiction: National Drug, Alcohol Recovery Month emphasizes …
The need for treatment recently prompted President Barrack Obama and 73 other government leaders in North America to declare September as National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month. Despite the recognition of the health issue, not everyone who needs …
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Steps Toward Recovery from Alcohol Addiction
There are various treatment programs available and with help from a medical professional, it will be easier to work on a treatment plan that can cure the addiction. In order to have full recovery an alcoholic will go through these stages during …
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Into Action Treatment Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Announces Weekly Al …
Alcoholism and drug addiction are considered “family diseases” where all members of the family, not only the alcoholic or addict, have suffered from the effects of alcohol and drugs. The staff at Into Action Treatment suggests that family members and …
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New Treatments at Drug Rehab Center Independence Can Help Reach More …
Drug Rehab Center Independence now offers an even wider variety of addiction treatment programs as part of an ongoing effort to reach addicts who may be afraid that traditional rehab cannot help them. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on …
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Drug Rehab Center Passaic Introduces New Drug Addiction Treatment Programs
New therapy from Drug Rehab Center Passaic is designed to prevent relapse. Passaic, NJ (PRWEB) September 27, 2013. The objective of Drug Rehab Center Passaic is to help rehabilitate addicts and help them maintain a clean and sober lifestyle.
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Drug Rehab Center Brooklyn Advances Addiction Treatment into the 21st Century
New addiction treatment methods at Drug Rehab Center Brooklyn are helping more people get clean than ever before. Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) September 28, 2013. When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, recovery isn't easy. Thousands of people …
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Drug Rehab Center Passaic Introduces New Drug Addiction Treatment Programs
New therapy from Drug Rehab Center Passaic is designed to prevent relapse. Passaic, NJ (PRWEB) September 27, 2013. The objective of Drug Rehab Center Passaic is to help rehabilitate addicts and help them maintain a clean and sober lifestyle.
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Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out
When Bethany Ehrhart, 23, wanted to kick her addiction to painkillers, her mother, Darlene, found the money for top-of-the-line treatment at the world-renowned Betty Ford Center. A week after her arrival at the celebrity rehab in Rancho Mirage, Calif …
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New center in Buffalo will train doctors on treating addiction
Blondell said addiction treatment focuses too much on adults and the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse rather than prevention and early intervention. The center is expected to open by Jan. 1. Its creation comes as prescription drug abuse has grown …
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Josh Freeman Is In Stage One Of The NFL's Drug Program
Now comes news that Freeman is in the first stage of the NFL's drug treatment program. He's got a temporary use exemption for a prescription drug that is on the banned list and he's not in danger of being suspended, so the report itself is not really a …
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Drug treatment program at Polk County Jail offers new bridge to sobriety
Jeffrey Smith had been struggling with alcohol, but his problems multiplied last year when he was arrested and received a deferred judgment for domestic assault. Then, after another arrest — and 19 days behind bars waiting for a judge to decide …
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Drug Rehab Center Piscataway Develops New Treatment Programs for the Elderly
Drug Rehab Center Piscataway designs new programs to help address the elderly population. Piscataway, NJ (PRWEB) September 27, 2013. New Jersey's population is growing older. Like much of America, there's a growing group of baby boomers who are …
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