Heroin Threatens Vermont's Rural Paradise
Heroin Threatens Vermont's Rural Paradise
“The governor deserves some credit for being willing to shine a light on that corner of the Vermont experience,” says Bob Bick, director of mental health and substance abuse services at the Howard Center in Burlington. He praises a pilot program the …
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Trouble in Paradise: Hawaiians vs. Big Agriculture
Trouble in paradise: Hawaiians vs. Big Agriculture
Marghee Maupin, a primary care provider at the Kauai Community Health Center in Waimea who treats both fieldworkers and local residents, says she's never seen so many patients come in with rashes, skin blisters, and respiratory ailments. “I hear of …
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Cory Booker Insists That Helping Young Men of Color Helps the Whole Country
Cory Booker Insists That Helping Young Men of Color Helps the Whole Country
Observers wondered whether Booker would focus on issues related to low-income communities in the Senate, or tack towards the ideological center in preparation for a potential national race. Booker appears to have … "I'm intending to work… Continue reading
Local View: Reform Prisons for Safety, Savings
Local View: Reform prisons for safety, savings
One potential reform to consider is a graduated sanctions model of probation. Modeled after Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement court, participants must call in every morning to determine if they must report for a randomized drug screening.
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Is the Drug Rehab Treatment Program Medically Based?
Question by Carina: Is the drug rehab treatment program medically based?
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There is an advantage to including on-site medical care in a Drug Rehab. Physicians and nurses provide 24-hour hospital services to monitor and ensure a safe… Continue reading
Is Substance Abuse Coverage as Equal as Required?
Is substance abuse coverage as equal as required?
Insurance plans that cover substance abuse treatment must provide the same level of care and cost sharing as they do for other medical issues, but treatment centers say disagreement over what this means leaves many alcoholics and drug addicts without …
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How to Deal With the Shock News of Cancer?
Question by Ammmz: how to deal with the shock news of cancer?
I recently recieved some shocking news that my partner has a tumor and im not dealing with it well. I cannot focus on studies or anything else in life.
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Doctors Without Borders Expelled From Myanmar
Doctors Without Borders expelled from Myanmar
Doctors Without Borders says HIV and tuberculosis clinics in Rakhine, Shan and Kachin states, as well as the main city of Yangon, were closed Friday, denying patients life-saving medicines. The group is Myanmar's main provider of HIV drugs, treating 30 …
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Officials: County Addiction Treatment System Making Strides
Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides
Before Journey Mental Health Center started overhauling its intake process in 2009, someone who called seeking help with an addiction was scheduled for an initial appointment a week or two later, Clinical Director Sue Moran said. Between 30 and 40 …
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Is There Such Thing as a “Weekend Pass” for a Drug Treatment Center?
Question by bradpast: Is there such thing as a “Weekend Pass” for a Drug Treatment Center?
My friend called me after spending a week and a half in a drug treatment center and he tells me that he is out for the weekend. He says they gave him… Continue reading