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Options Exist for Substance Abuse Treatment

Options exist for substance abuse treatment

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

According to The Coordinating Council of Calhoun County's Community Report Card for 2011-2012, there were at least 1,982 people in 2009 and 2010 who needed drug and alcohol addiction treatment. The report noted that the actual number of people in …
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Are You Devastated Justin Hawkins Quit the Darkness?

Question by jivesucka: Are you devastated Justin Hawkins quit The Darkness?
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has quit the band to recover from drink and drug addictions.

The singer has decided to call it a day following a stint in The Priory rehab clinic in London, reports NME.com.

Health Fair Raises Awareness of Substance Abuse Disorders, Treatment

Health fair raises awareness of substance abuse disorders, treatment

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

… and treatment resources in observance of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that only 10 percent of Americans who need treatment for substance use disorders actually receive it.
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It Takes 730 Prescription Drug Addicted Babies to Get Political Attention

It takes 730 prescription drug addicted babies to get political attention

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper articles

More than 730 prescription drug addicted babies in one year in Kentucky. According to Kentucky newspaper The Courier-Journal: "Kentucky has seen its hospitalizations for addicted newborns climb from 29 in 2000 to 730 last year. The state's 2,400 …
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Use of PMP May Increase Demand for Drug Treatment, Reduce Painkiller Abuse

Use of PMP may increase demand for drug treatment, reduce painkiller abuse

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When prescribers suspected a patient of doctor shopping or diverting medications, PMP users were more likely to ramp up clinical monitoring with urine drug screens or refer the patient to drug treatment. PMP users were also less likely to …. More …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Tragedies Impact Many as Epidemic Continues

Prescription drug abuse tragedies impact many as epidemic continues

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper articles

The May 2004 morning that Pennsylvania residents Phil and Cookie Bauer will never forget began like so many others. It normally took everything and then some to get their 18-year-old son, Mark Bauer, out of bed in the morning. His mother, Cookie, would …
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