Local Treatment Facilities See Increased Demand With Alcohol, Prescription

Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription

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In Anne Arundel County, the number of people admitted into state-supported drug and alcohol treatment programs reached 3,570 in 2011, up from 2,824 in 2008, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “It has increased …
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Does Demi Moore need treatment for drug abuse and eating disorder?

Filed under: drug addiction treatments

Los Angeles: Actress Demi Moore has sparked fears that she is heading towards relapse and will need treatment for substance abuse and an eating disorder for the second time. Moore's estranged husband Ashton Kutcher filed for divorce Friday, more than a …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off

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That philosophy fuels Oregon's nationally reputed system of addiction care that officials, health experts and treatment professionals say provides lessons for Kentucky as it struggles with a crippling prescription drug-abuse problem and an overwhelmed …
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