Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of August 23, 2013
Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of August 23, 2013
Filed under: drug treatment centers in ohio
Drug database firm First Databank has acquired Design Clinicals, a provider of medication reconciliation software, for an undisclosed sum. … The Southern New England Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery Group in Connecticut will deploy …
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Is There a Job That Helps People Who Are Addicted to Drugs or Alcohol?
Question by : Is there a job that helps people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol?
I have always wanted to go into law enforcement (federal and a detective) but I have been experiencing the affects of alcoholism and possibly some drug use in one of my parents. I go to alanon but my mom is in denial. I’ve been thinking of helping those addicted to drugs or alcohol to get better (off drugs and stop drinking). What jobs are there that would have me do this? And what type of degree would I need? I am currently a first semester freshman in college and my major is criminology and criminal justice with a concentration in community corrections
Methadone Is an Effective Drug Treatment and Should Continue to Be Used to …
Methadone is an effective drug treatment and should continue to be used to …
Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics
I stopped injecting, stopped using drugs. Got to know my family again." Dr Kidd said: "The perceived failure by some of the current Scottish strategy, the Road to Recovery, has been fuelled by drug death statistics which had revealed a continuing …
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Arbitrary Enforcement, Secrecy, Self-Interest, and the Loss of Government …
Arbitrary enforcement, secrecy, self-interest, and the loss of government …
Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado
But why not stop with the mixed signals, end the winless and costly war on drugs, and legalize, regulate and tax marijuana, which is nowhere near as big a social or medical problem as perfectly legal alcohol? And if we're not yet ready for that, can't …
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Underage Tobacco Sales at Record Lows
Underage tobacco sales at record lows
Filed under: free drug addiction help
The violation rate of tobacco sales to underage youth at retailers nationwide has fallen from about 40 percent in 1997 to 9.1 percent in the last fiscal year, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration report released Tuesday. The …
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John Romano: Time to Take a Hard Look at State Minimum Mandatory Sentences …
John Romano: Time to take a hard look at state minimum mandatory sentences …
Filed under: drug rehabs in florida
The average prison stay for a drug offense in Florida was 10 months in 1990, according to Pew Center research. Today … Last year, the governor vetoed legislation that would have allowed nonviolent drug offenders to complete sentences in rehab centers.
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