CFR requests rate increase from Web. Co. Supervisors

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Community and Family Resources requested a rate increase for its substance abuse treatment services Tuesday from the Webster County Board of Supervisors. Michelle DeLaRiva, CFR executive director, asked for $ 421 per day, up from the $ 299 rate in …
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Urges parents to take active role in teen prescription drug misuse and abuse

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Iowa is not immune to this trend. Improper use of prescription medicines is the fastest-growing form of substance abuse in Iowa. During the last decade, the number of Iowans age 12 or older treated for prescription painkiller abuse has increased 250 …
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Treatment of post-stroke depression is worthwhile

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Researchers at the University of Iowa and elsewhere report on a study on how the antidepressant drug escitalopram and problem-solving therapy can prevent depression in a large group of stroke survivors. A group of 176 stroke patients took part, within …
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Marijuana on the rise in Iowa

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According to the 2014 Iowa Drug Control Strategy, 26.7 percent of people receiving treatment for substance abuse in 2012 named marijuana their primary drug of choice, following alcohol, and the number of marijuana plants seized in the state increased …
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