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Substance Misuse Treatment Likely to Be Transformed by ACA

Substance Misuse Treatment Likely To Be Transformed by ACA

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Albert Senella — director of the addiction treatment program at Tarzana Treatment Center in Southern California and president of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives — said the drug treatment industry already is changing …
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New Test for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

New Test for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USDA) approved the first brain wave test to diagnose ADHD. … The research for the NEBA was done with 275 youths between the ages of 6 and 17 years who displayed, but had not been treated for …
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New Vt. Methadone Clinic Opens in South Burlington

New Vt. methadone clinic opens in South Burlington

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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A new addiction treatment center opened in South Burlington even as the Vermont city continues to fight its presence at Dorset Street and San Remo Drive. The new branch of Chittenden Clinic opened Friday, said its …
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Mary Gorham Malia on Attitudes Towards Lesbians and the Feminist Movement

Mary Gorham Malia On Attitudes Towards Lesbians And The Feminist Movement

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"I worked as a director for the National Center Missing and Exploited Children, and I left that job and could not get hired because I decided to be all the way out of the closet, and there was nobody who would hire," she said. "So I launched into my …
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Port St. Lucie Zoning Board Approves Site Plan, Denies Zoning Change for

Port St. Lucie zoning board approves site plan, denies zoning change for

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A resident speaks Tuesday during the public comment period of the Port St. Lucie Planning. Photo by Eric Hasert. A resident speaks Tuesday during the public comment period of the Port St. Lucie Planning and Zoning Board meeting on a proposed drug …
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Two-Pronged Strategy Proposed to Lessen Valley's Heroin Epidemic

Two-pronged strategy proposed to lessen Valley's heroin epidemic

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The health insurance of the average employed person has little or no coverage for substance-abuse treatment. Statistics show that functioning employed individuals may have the highest rate of alcohol and drug abuse. We can't stop abuse until we deal …
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