Seminar Stacks Body Bags to Show Toll of Substance Abuse in Westmoreland

Seminar stacks body bags to show toll of substance abuse in Westmoreland

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Tuesday's session drew law enforcement officials, court personnel, medical professionals, school district representatives and members of mental health and drug treatment programs. All three Westmoreland County commissioners attended, pledging support …
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Adcare Hospital spreads awareness of Recovery Month

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Comprehensive Assessment and Evaluation focuses on evaluating and comprehending the severity of an individual's alcohol or drug abuse problem as the first step toward developing an individualized and appropriate treatment plan. Individual, Group and …
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Task force targets drug deaths in Westmoreland County

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The epidemic of drug overdose deaths in Westmoreland County is a community problem, and it will take a comprehensive plan to reduce the number by 25 percent over the next few years, said members of the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force. The panel …
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The politics of the heroin addict

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The research, published in Thursday's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that patients treated with injectable diacetylmorphine (the active ingredient in heroin) are 62 per cent more likely to remain in addiction treatment and 40 per …
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