Delray Recovery Center Treats Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Abuse
Delray Recovery Center Treats Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Abuse
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Delray Recovery Center is a Florida addiction treatment facility that offers individualized treatment plans for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders that include anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. The …
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Lawmakers asked to improve mental health, substance abuse treatment
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“People with substance abuse and mental health issues are left to their own devices,” Figlewski said. Carol Vassar, a spokeswoman for the Rushford Center in Meriden, said the mental health and substance abuse treatment facility supports both bills.
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Study shows rising rate of propofol abuse by health care professionals
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Data from an addiction center specializing in substance abuse problems among health care professionals identified 22 patients treated for propofol abuse from 1990 to 2010. Propofol is a drug widely used to induce anesthesia for surgery and sedation for …
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VA Gives Tranquilizers to 30 Percent of PTSD Patients, Despite Warnings
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More than 50 percent of combat veterans diagnosed with PTSD also suffer from alcoholism or substance abuse, and treatment with benzodiazepines can lead to addiction, the center said. The number of veterans with PTSD treated by VA nearly tripled from …
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