As Rehab Operators Fight to Reopen Clinics, Criminal Pasts Come to Light
As rehab operators fight to reopen clinics, criminal pasts come to light
Now, Proshak has a new battle: He is one of at least 35 drug rehabilitation center operators fighting to get their clinics reinstated to the fraud-ridden Drug Medi-Cal program, California's publicly funded drug rehabilitation for the poor.… Continue reading
DARPA's Stimulating Brain Therapies
DARPA's Stimulating Brain Therapies
Among veterans, ten percent of those receiving treatment from the Veterans' Health Administration are provided mental health care or substance abuse counseling. DARPA created the Systems-Based Neurotechnology for Emerging Therapies (SUBNETS) program to …
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Op-Ed: Slide Toward Socialized Medicine Began With Medicare
Op-ed: Slide toward socialized medicine began with Medicare
Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert sponsored 2003's Medicare Part D, a $ 1 trillion prescription drug program. Republican Sen. Bob Bennett sponsored the 2007 Healthy Americans Act. Its key provisions were … Hatch: It's not conservatives who need …
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HEALTH BUZZ
HEALTH BUZZ
A recent drug addiction study at Rutgers University showed cocaine addicts may go on binges not because of the highs, but the emotional lows they want to avoid.
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Can My Boyfriend Pass His 72 Hour Drug Test Tuesday Morning if He Drank Saturday Night?
Question by Zora: Can my boyfriend pass his 72 hour drug test tuesday morning if he drank Saturday night?
My boyfriend is in a drug treatment program, drug court. He has to take a 72 hour drug test tomorrow morning (tuesday) and he drank Saturday night. He did not do… Continue reading
Viking Hall Extending Hours to Issue Refunds After Duck Dynasty Cancellation
Viking Hall extending hours to issue refunds after Duck Dynasty cancellation
A Family Ministries administrator said that would send a mixed message to the young people being treated through the charity's alcohol and drug treatment program. Below is an earlier story related to this topic. It turns out Duck Commander… Continue reading
How Effective Are Substance Abuse Treatments?
Question by scarlet j: How effective are substance abuse treatments?
I have recently convinced my husband to undergo a substance abuse treatment, and now I am searching for an addiction center that will fit him. But just a few days ago, a friend of mine called me, and said that… Continue reading
California's Prison-Litigation Nightmare
California's Prison-Litigation Nightmare
A veteran of drug-treatment programs, Martha supports her meth habit with her General Relief welfare check (“The check's not much,” she says—$ 200 monthly, which, in fact, isn't a lot, considering her gram-a-day habit) and by “clucking” (fencing stolen …
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How Am I Going to Find Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers in Gainesville, Texas?
Question by amelia f: How am I going to find alcohol rehabilitation centers in Gainesville, Texas?
I need to do this for a friend of mine who is asking for my help. He has been dependent upon alcohol for months now, but it’s only recently that he has learned to… Continue reading