Advocates seek stronger substance abuse treatment measures
LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas News Bureau) — Substance abuse costs Arkansas about $ 888 million annually, but just 6 percent of Arkansans who need help with a drug addiction actually receive treatment, according to two legislative task force reports.
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making that difficult. "You wouldn't believe the amount of …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
The Oregon Health Authority is spending about $ 51 million annually on substance abuse treatment — up $ 11 million from six years ago. Kentucky's Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities spends $ 29 million a year, and …
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Proposed veterans treatment courts to focus on cases tied to mental illness …
Several kinds of courts exist in Missouri for different offenses. Now, some legislators want to add one more: a court for veterans. Legislation pre-filed by Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, would allow Missouri circuit courts to create veterans …
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making that difficult. "You wouldn't believe the amount of …
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Drug Addiction On Increase Countrywide
THE number of drug addicts who seek treatment at drug rehabilitation centres in the country has increased to 200,000 in 2011. The Drug Control Commission (DCC) Report (2011) states that the actual of number drug addicts in general is estimated to be at …
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Substance abuse treatment center in Readington garners 000 state grant
READINGTON TWP. – The Christie Administration announced a grant of nearly $ 70,000 during its second annual Season of Service initiative to Anderson House Inc. in Whitehouse Station, which provides addiction treatment to homeless and indigent New …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
Another center called Pathways — a treatment facility run by Anne Arundel Medical Center celebrating its 20th anniversary — is looking to add more intensive programs as patients present increasingly complex substance abuse problems. They are looking …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Oregon's Medicaid program, the state-and-federal health insurance program for the poor and disabled, covers substance abuse treatment, while Kentucky, with a few exceptions, does not. Oregon is admitting more than twice as many addicts for … Drug …
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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
Despite that need, Kentucky's behavioral health department budget for substance abuse has remained virtually unchanged for a decade, providing $ 29 million for contracted treatment centers in 2012. Kerri Richardson, spokeswoman for Gov. Steve Beshear …
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The Importance of Alcohol Rehab Centers
This is when patients are required to go to an alcohol rehab and treatment center. The main goal of any alcohol rehab center is to help a person fully overcome his addiction for alcohol and inculcate a positive change in his behavior that will help him …
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Gail Porter: Rehab patients taught me how lucky I was
“But everything changed during my three months in South Africa where I was in rehab with drug addicts, people who had been through trauma and people who were also depressed.” “Their stories were so harrowing, they put my life in perspective and made …
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Nurse suspended, accused of being high on the job
"Get rehab." WFTV reporter Tim Barber found out Boyer has had several run-ins with the law, including a DUI arrest where officers said she was busted driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Coyer's blood-alcohol level was .23, according to …
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Anticonvulsant Promising for Comorbid PTSD, Alcohol Abuse
For the pilot study, which was funded by the US Department of Defense and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Dr. Batki and colleagues randomly assigned 30 veterans with PTSD and alcohol dependence to 12 weeks of treatment …
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Curemark Announces New Patent Covering Treatment Of Drug And Alcohol …
RYE, N.Y., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Curemark announced today that it has been granted patent #8,318,158 for its proprietary technology CM-1212 for the treatment of individuals with drug and alcohol addiction. This is the second in a series of …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Most states do more. A survey by the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors says Kentucky is one of seven states that don't provide overall Medicaid coverage for even the minimum level of treatment. Some legislators say they …
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EMA Committee Gives Green Light to Alcohol Abuse Drug
The committee also recommended that the drug be prescribed in conjunction with "continuous psychosocial support that focuses on treatment adherence and reducing alcohol consumption." Further, it recommended that the drug only be prescribed to patients …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Most states do more. A survey by the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors says Kentucky is one of seven states that don't provide overall Medicaid coverage for even the minimum level of treatment. Some legislators say they …
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