From the State That Legalized Weed, Comes the World's Strongest Drug Test
From the State That Legalized Weed, Comes the World's Strongest Drug Test
The personal costs can be immeasurable (see Hoffman, Seymour Philip); the economic ones borderline unfathomable, approaching $ 200 billion a year, according to a 2011 U.S. Justice Department report. That's about the Czech Republic's GDP, up in smoke… Continue reading
Addicts Need Access to Inpatient Care
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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Is Heroin Destroying Our Nation's Youth?
Is Heroin Destroying Our Nation's Youth?
The main goal of detoxification is to alleviate withdrawal symptoms, helping patients adjust to a drug-free status. Methadone and buprenorphine are medications used to treat heroin addiction, and when combined with behavioral therapies the results can …
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Study Finds Above-Average Drug Use by Massachusetts Teenagers
Study finds above-average drug use by Massachusetts teenagers
BOSTON — A new federal report finds that Massachusetts residents ages 12 to 17 use drugs more than their counterparts across the country and do not perceive great risk in use of marijuana and weekly drinking. The Substance Abuse … The report,… Continue reading
'Killer Heroin' Causing Fatal Overdoses in East
'Killer heroin' causing fatal overdoses in East
"A very small amount can exert a very significant effect," said Eric Strain, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Research at Johns Hopkins University. In Maryland, at least 37 people have died from the combined drugs, according to …… Continue reading
Proposals Being Accepted for Juvenile Substance Abuse Treatment Grants
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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Wisconsin Bill Would Require Coverage for Cancer Drugs in Pill Form
Wisconsin bill would require coverage for cancer drugs in pill form
(0) Comments. Lyle Drier incurred more than $ 35,000 in co-pays after she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma for a reason that she felt was inherently unfair: A drug needed to treat her cancer was given as a pill… Continue reading
HELP ME!! Anxiety – Panic Sufferer… PLEASE I’m So Lost and Sad?
Question by fun11: HELP ME!! Anxiety – Panic sufferer… PLEASE I’m so lost and sad?
Hello,
I am a 30 year old female in good health. No other problems beside anxiety. I do not drink, smoke, do drugs or drink caffeine. I currently do acupuncture.
When I was 17 I… Continue reading
Drug Rehab Programs?
Question by MrSandman: Drug rehab programs?
Can you tell me if drug rehab programs are successful in the UK and what is the cost per week to the taxpayer or addict to receive treatment? I understand that the costs might be astronomical and unaffordable for your average… Continue reading
Heroin's Small-Town Toll, and a Mother's Grief
Heroin's Small-Town Toll, and a Mother's Grief
… teddy bear on the duvet. The jumble of belongings both comforts and unsettles her — colorful bras, bangle bracelets and childhood artwork; court summonses; a 12-step bible; and a Hawaiian lei, bloodstained, that her daughter used as a tourniquet …
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