Prescription Medication Abuse, Dr. Reef on Awareness & Treatment (CNN)
Prescription Medication Abuse, Dr. Reef on Awareness & Treatment (CNN) – Prescription Medication Abuse – Dr. Reef, founder and Medical Director of The Control Center, discusses tackling addiction in America on CNN. Connect with Dr…
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Shutting Off the Source
Shutting off the source
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After his son's death, Chris Day decided to promote heroin awareness by holding a free walk, which will be held at 5:15 p.m. today for law enforcement and others who have been impacted by the drug problem in the community. The walk will begin at the …
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The Barbecue Stopper: The Chikungunya Mutation Threatening Australia
The barbecue stopper: the chikungunya mutation threatening Australia
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With this disease becoming a big problem around the world, the Queensland Institute of Medical Research is involved in a joint effort with researchers in the US. They're looking for new … 'It illustrates that at least some of these drugs that are …
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Parents: Act Now to Prevent Substance Abuse Later
Parents: Act Now to Prevent Substance Abuse Later
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… Group in Parsippany, N.J. "They are taught to talk to their teenagers about drugs, to monitor their activities and friends, to spot the signs and symptoms of drug use and to recognize when experimentation progresses to an even more serious problem …
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Access to Meds to Treat Drug Addiction Is Vastly Limited
Access to Meds to Treat Drug Addiction Is Vastly Limited
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Because of restrictions of Medicaid programs and insurance companies, medications to treat addiction to opiates are often inaccessible to those who need them, MedPage Today reports. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) released a …
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Depressed? It's Not Enough to Just Talk to Friends
Depressed? It's not enough to just talk to friends
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Peralta noted that depression is currently just a clause in laws such as R.A 1965 or the Dangerous Drug Act—given that depression is either a cause or result of substance and drug addiction. In the meantime, DOH has in place barangay-level programs …
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