Bartow's Leland Ministries Gives Addicts Tools to Recover

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

As the name implies, the Bartow nonprofit helps people confront addictions through a spectrum of faith-based programs, spiritual counseling and group therapy, using some of the same principles of 12-step organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous and …
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Concern over law that recognises status of unborn children

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

The NSW parliament is set to debate a controversial piece of legislation that has divided the state government. A private member's bill, known as Zoe's Law, is being championed by Liberal MP Chris Spence. It changes the legal status of an unborn child …
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Would Daily Opioid Dose Limits Prevent Overdose?

Filed under: principles of drug addiction treatment

The study, funded by Purdue Pharma, was in response to a petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from a group of pain and addiction specialists called Physicians for Rational Opioid Prescribing (PROP), calling for such measures as …
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