In Annual Speech, Vermont Governor Shifts Focus to Drug Abuse
Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, used his State of the State Message on Wednesday in Montpelier to encourage public debate on the growing problem of drug abuse and addiction in his state. Caleb Kenna for The New York Times. MONTPELIER, Vt. — In a sign …
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Drug Addiction, Smoking Cessation Can Be Treated Concurrently
Smokers who are also addicted to stimulants can successfully quit smoking without hindering treatment for stimulant addiction, new research shows. Results from a randomized, 10-week trial showed that smoking cessation therapy significantly increased …
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Chelsea Substance Abuse Treatment Center Moving to FiDi, Angering Residents
DNAinfo/Irene Plagianos. FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A longtime Chelsea substance abuse treatment center is moving to the Financial District this month, leaving some residents worried it will hurt the community. Exponents, a voluntary, outpatient facility …
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Drug Addiction, Smoking Cessation Can Be Treated Concurrently
"These findings, coupled with past research, should reassure clinicians that providing smoking-cessation treatment in conjunction with treatment for other substance use disorders will be beneficial to their patients," first author Theresa Winhusen, PhD …
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Ex-prison official makes court appearance
Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell in a hearing in U.S. District Court in Asheville approved a motion by DeHart's attorney to release him from jail on a $ 25,000 unsecured bond so that he can go to a residential substance abuse treatment facility in Polk …
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Drug addicts 'can quit smoking' with additional therapy
"Substance abuse treatment programs have historically been hesitant to incorporate concurrent smoking cessation therapies with standard drug addiction treatment because of the concern that patients would drop out of treatment entirely. However …
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Military Veterans Prone to Addiction – Suncoast Rehab Center Continues …
Suncoast's medical team designs treatment programs to physically address the malnutrition created by drug abuse, and the SRC counseling team tailors patient therapy to discovering what caused the drug use in the first place—all intended to help those …
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War on drugs shifts: Health care law expands coverage for substance abuse …
Nationally, one in 10 people addicted to drugs or alcohol, or 20.7 million people, do not receive treatment, according to a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. America's current health care system does "little to …
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