Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction
Because only 20 percent of its funding comes from the public sector and the rest from various partnerships and private donations, it is able to offer a six- to eight-month program free of charge. The program is not specifically designed to treat heroin …
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Telepsychiatry for Effective, Discrete Substance Abuse Treatment
"We see CloudVisit as a perfect fit for substance abuse treatment facilities, community service boards, and private healthcare professionals. The unique inpatient and outpatient needs of providers and patients, whether financial or personal, can be …
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How to Fix Rehab: Expert Who Lost Son to Addiction Has a Plan
Each program in that study—conducted by Mathea Falco's Drug Strategies, a DC-based nonprofit that pioneered the review-based approach to rehab—came recommended by a major authority in the field. Out of a possible 45 points, however, the average …
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Anker Coordinates Substance Abuse Response Panel to Focus on Long…
Currently, there is a shortage of accessible long-term substance abuse treatment programs as well as an insufficient number of facilities available to address mental health disorders. There must be more options available for those in need of support …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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This Drug Court Judge Is Going To Rehab For Substance Abuse
Broward County Court Judge Gisele Pollack—removed from the bench for substance abuse—will be in rehabilitation for as long as six months. Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein, himself an admitted recovering alcoholic, said that if Pollack, 55, …
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Drug Rehab Owner Curbs Addiction by Offering Natural ADHD Supplements
Filling a much-needed gap in the ADHD supplement market, Nature Optimized makes liquid supplements with a unique, proprietary blend of fats and amino acids plus brain-supporting vitamins and minerals that is safe for children as well as pregnant women.
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Blanchard residents rally against proposed rehabilitation center
Second Story Ranch is a proposed 90-day residential home designed to help men who have completed 30 days of inpatient substance abuse treatment. The recovery home would be near the outskirts of Blanchard. Some residents have taken issue with the …
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The Man Behind the Face
“Suddenly people got addicted to filling every crack and crevice they saw in their magnification mirrors,” said Peter Kopelson, a prominent Beverly Hills dermatologist. “The end point got stretched to the extent …. While the hundreds of patients …
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Cherry Hill's Humble Beginnings will serve adult addicts in recovery
Interested in what he called a holistic approach to therapy, Lubowitz also plans to introduce yoga groups. New Jersey had 375 treatment facilities and served 33,513 patients in 2012, according to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment …
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Fighting addiction? There's an app for that
It's not the only one of its kind, but developer Andrew Isham said it is one of the most holistic on the market. “It's designed to … Those who treat addiction patients can access certain information, like public messages and discussions and regular …
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Smartphone app helps recovering alcoholics stay sober
Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centres who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on …
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Church of Scientology drug rehab facility opposed
ABLE runs the controversial substance abuse treatment program Narconon that has been associated with deaths in the US and Europe with some governments forcing the closure of its centres. ABLE is planning to open new centres in NSW and Victoria.
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Study: UW-developed sober app aids recovery for alcoholics
Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphone apps reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting …
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The Phoenix Recovery Center Opens a New Outpatient Drug and Alcohol …
The Phoenix RC, in South Jordan, opens a second drug and alcohol abuse center in Draper Utah. The new outpatient facility provides professional drug and alcohol treatment programs and ongoing support for rehab patients needing the flexibility to …
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Tribe breaks ground on Rainbow Treatment Center facility
Rainbow Treatment Center, The White Mountain Apache Tribe's substance abuse treatment program, formally broke ground for the treatment center's new outpatient building March 6. The new building will house all of the agency's outpatient programs and …
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