Markey Calls For Expanded Treatment To Address Drug Abuse Crisis
Senator Markey wants an expanded effort to prevent overdose deaths, increased availability of treatment for drug addiction, and to speed the rollout of new and improved treatments. " We have to get at this issue and do it soon, because it has already …
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Budget cuts target residential addiction treatment centers
Budget cuts in residential substance abuse treatment would cost the state more over the long term, according to mental health professionals and addicts. A legislative subcommittee has proposed a $ 2.04 million reduction to inpatient programs that treat …
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Computer-based behavioral therapy effective tool for addiction treatment
By Bill Hathaway; Yale researchers have developed a computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program to treat substance abuse and dependence, and report that it results in better outcomes both in the near term and over time. The program is …
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Letter: Addiction treatment faces crisis situation
Washington state is nearing a crisis in addiction treatment if our legislators don't act soon. There are going to be unforeseen consequences that will shut down treatment centers for addicts needing treating due to levels of funding being reduced and cut.
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Shumlin signs budget adjustment bill at opiate treatment center
One such cost is the governor's initiative to support heroin and opiate addiction treatment in the state. Currently, opiate addicts have to travel long distances to treatment centers with long waiting list. “What this budget adjustment does is advance …
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A 'blockade' for opiates: Vivitrol offers hope for treatment
That's what the pilot program at Journey Mental Health Center in Madison has been trying to study since the first participant started receiving the treatment in November, thanks to funding from a state grant. A number of other local drug treatment …
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Opiate treatment facility differs from other two in Gaylord
GAYLORD — Denali Healthcare Gaylord, 114 S. Center Ave., opened its doors last November and one of its services was providing treatment to opiate-addicted patients. Unlike the two methadone treatment programs expected to open in Gaylord in spring, …
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VA's lack of pain treatment options led to opiate addiction, veteran says
Justin Minyard, an Army infantryman who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, says he became addicted to opiates prescribed by VA doctors to mute chronic back pain that began after he helped in the 9/11 rescue effort at the Pentagon. “There were better …
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VA adds mental health services: Substance abuse, post-traumatic stress in focus
The mission of the program is to provide state-of-the-art, high-quality residential treatment and services for veterans with mental illness, addiction issues, homelessness or psychosocial deficits, officials said. Goals include recovery, rehabilitation …
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Camden attorney agrees that scaled-down alcohol treatment center can open …
CAMDEN, Maine — A controversial high-end alcohol treatment center proposed for a Camden neighborhood is an allowed residential use under federal laws, the town attorney has concluded. Town attorney Mark Kelly issued his opinion in a Feb. 28 letter to …
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Reporter's Notebook: Governor hopeful Avellone focusing on drug-abuse crisis
He praised the center, which has a substance abuse treatment model, includes inpatient and outpatient services, and handles 22,000 annual client visits. The center has 30 beds in its detox unit for alcohol and opiate treatment, according to its website.
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Medical Datebook
“Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery,” 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, will describe theories of grief and grief recovery, losses that the chemically dependent individual and his/her family experience throughout the addiction and recovery processes …
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Casper Calendar for March 7, 2014
7 p.m.,500 S. Wolcott, Ste. 200, Easy Does It, nonsmoking; Glenrock: 615 W. Deer (downstairs). * 8 p.m., 917 N. Beech, closed, nonsmoking; Douglas: 628 S. Richards #5, Loft Group, smoking. * 8 p.m., 328 1/2 E. A St. (upstairs). One Day at a Time group …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addiction
And addiction is a medical disease, not a choice, writes Dr. Kim Dennis, a psychiatrist who's CEO and medical director of Timberline Knolls, a residential treatment center for girls and women in Chicago. “Saying that a person addicted to drugs can …
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Ocean Breeze Recovery to Sponsor Fellowship Foundation Golf Classic
The center uses a 12 step philosophy to recovery, and incorporates Christian principles into its faith-based recovery program, but is open to clients of all backgrounds and religions. Located in Pompano Beach, Florida, the treatment center welcomes …
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Former baseball star to open drug treatment center
February 27. The Associated Press. ST. LOUIS — A Florida health care company wants to open a St. Louis County substance abuse rehabilitation center named for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry.
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