OSAT Now Offering Online Substance Abuse Treatment for Those Recovering …
Online Substance Abuse Treatment (OSAT) is helping individuals every day who are serious about recovering from drug and alcohol addiction with its cost effective, totally online treatment programs. The flexible online treatment and counseling programs …
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Women Tend to Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse Sooner Than Men
… a new study reveals. Researchers collected information from 274 men and 257 women in substance abuse treatment facilities and found that women sought treatment after about 10 years of having a drinking problem, compared with about 15 years for men.
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Women Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse Sooner
Ben Lewis, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida, led this study into gender differences between men and women seeking treatment for alcohol abuse. For this study, the researchers interviewed 274 men …
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'Recovery Court': New state facility to provide substance abuse treatment
The newly established program will allow the state to divert people in need of substance abuse treatment or mental health services from hard prison beds to treatment programs with a goal of reducing recidivism. “I think it will work because all of …
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