Addiction Treatment for Healthcare Professionals

Addiction Treatment for Healthcare Professionals – One in ten healthcare professionals struggle with addiction but few get help. Hazelden’s Health Care Professionals Program is designed specifically to help d…

News you can use, October 2013

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The updated indication states that ER/LA opioids should be reserved for pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. It further clarifies that the drugs …
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Controversial Operation PAR clinic for recovering drug addicts opens in Spring …

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Patients receive a physical examination, a laboratory workup and an in-depth assessment of their family support and employment status to create a treatment plan that includes regular counseling. Eventually … "It's just camouflaged by 10 years of …
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Rep. Greg Harris Helps Fix Cook County's Obamacare Program

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Because of an oversight in the newly minted Affordable Care Act, those who require a residential stay as part of their substance abuse recovery are unable to use the vast majority of Illinois drug treatment residential programs which have 17 beds or …
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