CRIME AND COURT ROUNDUP: UW-Madison police sent 10 drinkers to detox …
MADISON — U-W Madison Police sent ten drinkers to detox centers and cited 13 others for drinking underage, at bars and parties for the Badgers' Final Four basketball game. Spokesman Marc Lovicott said it was worst weekend of the school year for …
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Rx Pills Treating Common-Day Ills: Novus Medical Detox Addresses Prescription …
Novus Medical Detox, one of the only Florida-based detox centers serving high-dosage drug abuse patients, says that the statistics further evidence America's reliance on prescription drugs as a cure-all for common ailments, a likely influence on the …
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Ten people sent to detox, 13 others cited during Madison Final Four parties
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – UW-Madison police sent ten drinkers to detox centers and cited 13 others for drinking underage, at bars and parties for the Badgers' Final Four basketball game. Spokesman Marc Lovicott said it was worst weekend of the school year …
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Alcohol, drug treatment housing proposed for north side
A for-profit agency that provides alcohol and drug abuse treatment services wants to build a residential center on Milwaukee's north side. Genesis Behavioral Services Inc. is proposing the 26-bed facility for 5150 N. 32nd St., according to documents …
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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors
"The clinic is in violation of zoning ordinance because it's a substance abuse clinic," Phillips said. "Those clinics are only allowed in the M-1 zone, which is light industrial but the location of the clinic is in the B-3 arterial business district …
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ACA Brings Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment to Millions
While the ACA now requires insurers selling plans on the online exchanges to offer substance abuse treatment and “mental health parity,” these changes may not translate into effective or immediate help for everyone. But the experts interviewed for this …
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Men Twice As Likely To Enter Substance Abuse Treatment, Though Elderly …
Print. Men Twice As Likely To Enter Substance Abuse Facilities. Although twice as many men seek inpatient treatment for substance abuse, elderly women are nearly three times as likely as men their age to abuse prescription painkillers such as oxycodone.
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The Hope in Substance Abuse
Dr Kosanke has been working in the research and clinical practice of substance abuse treatment for many years. She has most recently co-authored a book called Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change that is a compassionate …
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Mayors task force discusses drug abuse prevention, treatment
ELKTON — Mayors from Cecil County's eight towns continue to widen their net of information and partners in their quest to help the county reduce a substance abuse problem that all agree has gotten out of hand. An ambitious agenda with six potential …
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Cutler's Corner: The many facets of substance abuse
Another set of heartbreaking stories was shared this week at the Plymouth Public Library where a special commission studying drug abuse and treatment options hosted a stop on their statewide listening tour. Pembroke was well represented with Police …
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Opioid Analgesic Prescribing for Headaches Rises in U.S. Emergency …
A new research report examining opioid analgesic prescribing for headache visits in U.S. emergency departments found that there have been large increases in opioid use for the treatment of headache, despite expert guidelines recommending against this …
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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. "We do not expect any change in …
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19 Incredibly Impressive Students At Cornell
Page 3 of 11 – Traditional chemotherapy and radiation can induce severe side effects such as anemia and hair loss, while photodynamic therapy, a new treatment type, only targets cancer cells. It works by providing the patient with a drug that causes …
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Anne and Michael Towbes Give Generous Million Gift to Santa Barbara …
“With this gift, we hope to underscore the importance of long-term focus for the SBCPA by building the organization's endowment through planned gifts which will sustain it and its resident company partners far into the future.” Michael Towbes is one of …
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HIGH PREVALENCE OF DRUG ABUSE BY YOUTH
He said that preventive strategies have to be there. “But as problem on hands is huge and secondary prevention in form of early diagnosis and treatment should be a high priority. Detoxification centers and long-term rehabilitation facilities are …
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