654 Habilitat Is Americas Most Successful Addiction Treatment Facility

654 Habilitat is Americas Most Successful Addiction Treatment Facility – Habiltat, founded in 1971 has been on the cutting edge of treating addictions for over 42 years. Habilitat has a success rate over three times the national a…

Government decision to promote abstinence for drug users 'is about saving …

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Basically, this means that patients receiving opioid substitution therapy for treatment of heroin addiction are encouraged to reduce and stop all addictive drugs, including prescribed drug substitutes like methadone. "Substance misuse teams in England …
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'Heroin of the bush'exploding

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Issues of drug abuse, fraudulent prescriptions, and illegal sale of the narcotic painkiller have increasingly come before the court, Magistrate Jennifer Tregent said. Magistrate Tregent said there seemed to be a rise in crime associated with the drug …
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Hospital drug thefts to get more scrutiny

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Current law allows employees and institutions to meet state reporting requirements if those suffering from addiction report to the program and undergo a monitored treatment regimen. Proponents say confidentiality and the emphasis on treating addiction …
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Reducing Prison Overcrowding

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Implementation of the program will not be cheap: The bill provides $ 25 million for better supervision of ex-convicts as well as more drug abuse treatment. In comparison to the cost of building a new prison, as much as $ 250 million, that sounds like a …
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