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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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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Selena Gomez left rehab 4 weeks early: Drug and alcohol treatment cut short
Selena Gomez left rehab four weeks early, against the advice of medical professionals, TMZ reported. Sources said Gomez checked into a six-week rehab program on Jan. 1 to treat her problems with alcohol, marijuana and the prescription sleep drug Ambien …
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Proposals being accepted for juvenile substance abuse treatment grants
The grants will fund comprehensive juvenile substance abuse treatment programs, both expanding treatment beds at existing facilities and creating new juvenile treatment programs with the full continuum of care, including intensive outpatient and follow …
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Retired MLB Player Darryl Strawberry to Open Substance Abuse Treatment …
DSRC was founded in partnership with retired MLB player Darryl Strawberry and Oglethorpe Healthcare Inc. to provide athletes and individuals suffering from substance abuse with a center for excellence in addiction treatment and recovery. The facility …
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Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable
“They are not offering appropriate medical therapy for addiction, and they're not offering Suboxone,” Kloda said, calling it “one of the best drugs that has been developed for addiction, in a very, very long time. Basically, in one day, once it's …
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Is Decriminalization the Best Approach to Vermont's, and Nation's, Drug Abuse …
Last week, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin made history as the first governor to devote his entire State of the State address to drug abuse and addiction. This is a great milestone itself, but his proposed increases in funding for treatment programs …
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Drug Companies Have Complex, Sometimes Fatal Relationship With Cancer …
Sloan's doctors said it was her best and perhaps only chance to survive. The drug has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but agency officials said they would provide a waiver to her for "compassionate use" of the treatment if …
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What Philip Seymour Hoffman's death tells us about addiction
No one can be cured,” said Dr. Akikur Reza Mohammad, a psychiatrist and addiction-medicine specialist who works as a professor at USC's Keck School of Medicine and is founding chief of Inspire Malibu Treatment Center. “If someone is suffering from …
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Paradigm Malibu Now Provides Gaming and Internet Addiction Treatment for …
No matter what an adolescent is suffering from, Paradigm Malibu can be of assistance. "Check out the substance abuse, mental health and treatment programs offered at the Malibu facility as well as the addiction treatment programs. Paradigm Malibu also …
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Hoffman Among Thousands Of Addiction Victims
An admitted drug addict who first sought professional help more than two decades ago, Hoffman apparently succumbed to his illness with an overdose despite a return to rehab last March. A father of three with a thriving career, the Oscar winner died …
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Addicts need access to inpatient care
The goal of the event is to push for better access to inpatient substance abuse treatment programs. Malin said many addicts have difficulty getting their health insurance plans to cover the treatment they need, particularly if it's an inpatient program …
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