Integrating Addiction Medicine and Primary Care Can Work – Medscape

Integrating Addiction Medicine and Primary Care Can Work – Medscape

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CHICAGO — Outcomes can improve when addiction medicine physicians and primary care physicians work together to coordinate care, a panel of addiction specialists said, but there are obstacles to overcome before integrated care can become widespread in …
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Believe Addiction Center Offering Effective Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

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The alcohol and drug treatment process sometime creates a moment when addicts become fatigued and begin to relapse. Believe Addiction Center understands this sorry fact in the recovery process and thus appoints a non-judgmental staff that helps clients …
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The Sunday morning special

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“Hangovers consist of four components,” says Dr. Jason Burke, a Las Vegas anesthesiologist who claims to be “the world's first hangover specialist.” Since a hangover cure has to treat multiple symptoms — dehydration, alcohol withdrawal, too much of …
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Plea for spending on pain

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THE growing number of Tasmanians addicted to opiates has put the state's health system under increasing pressure, specialists say. Doctors have called on the State Government to fund new pain clinics to battle the problem. But a new drug entering the …
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