Charlestown drug court opens to offer treatment as alternative to prison
A new drug court designed to assist individuals on probation who suffer with chronic substance abuse is now up and running in Charlestown. The Charlestown Addiction Recovery Treatment Program, or CHART, was established by Charlestown Division of …
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Young Adult Substance Abuse Treatment the Focus of Summer CEU Event …
On Friday, June 14, 2013, clinicians and treatment professionals are invited to attend Promises Treatment Centers' annual summer CEU event, where they will meet Regional Vice President-California Nanci Stockwell and learn about Promises West L.A.'s …
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Most residents dissatisfied with quality of substance–abuse training, survey finds
Significant numbers felt unprepared to diagnose or treat such disorders, results similar to surveys of practicing physicians. In response to the findings, recently published online in the journal Substance Abuse, the MGH has increased residents …
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