Thousands of Prisoners Wait Months to Begin Drug Education and Rehab
Thousands of Prisoners Wait Months to Begin Drug Education and Rehab
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Maurer and co-researchers found that overcrowding in federal prison system are preventing many inmates to gain access to critical rehabilitation programs because of staff shortages and limited resources. Given the long waiting lists for the bureau's …
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'Can a Shot in the Arm Really Cure Drug and Alcohol Addiction?'
'Can a shot in the arm really cure drug and alcohol addiction?'
Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment programs
DAVE: It's an extended release form of Naltrexone, and has been used to treat cravings in alcoholics for the last four years or so—the FDA just approved it for the same thing in heroin and other opiate drugs in 2010. What brings it up? BILL: “I really …
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Strokes on the Rise
Strokes on the rise
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… age 55 or younger made up a greater percentage of all strokes over time, growing from 13 percent in 1993-94 to 19 percent in 2005, according to the study authored by Dr. Brett Kissela of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio and …
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