Residential Treatment Funded for Young Prescription Drug Addicts
Residential treatment funded for young prescription drug addicts
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The state is seeking bids for 25 residential beds that would offer treatment for the first time to adults ages 18-25 battling prescription drug or opiate addiction on Long Island. Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez, commissioner of the State Office of Alcoholism …
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State update shows continued problems with prescription drug abuse
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Prescription drug abuse remains one of the fastest growing illegal drug problems in Iowa, but state officials are hoping increased use of a law enforcement tool will begin to reverse the trend. Dale Woolery, associate director of the Iowa Office of …
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KIM SMITH: Help curb fatal drug abuse with alternative techniques
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A July 2010 Army report noted that one-third of all active-duty military suicides involved prescription drugs. Combined with alcohol abuse, the long-standing protocol for treating post-traumatic stress could be lethal. This is not to say that commonly …
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