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VAC Preparing to Help Female Offenders Succeed

VAC preparing to help female offenders succeed

Filed under: drug abuse treatment centers

Counseling, therapy and treatment for drug addiction will be part of the rehabilitative process, but only a part, said David Peebles, the restorative and community justice executive… Continue reading

Rockefeller, Rahall Reintroduce Prescription Drug Bill

Rockefeller, Rahall reintroduce prescription drug bill

Filed under: Drug Abuse District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation to prevent prescription drug abuse has been re-introduced in the Senate and House by West Virginia congressmen. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Rep.… Continue reading

Cardio Notes: Dissolving Stent Seems to Be Safe

Cardio Notes: Dissolving Stent Seems to Be Safe

Filed under: Washington D.C. Drug Rehab Centers

The first-in-man prospective multicenter BIOSOLVE-I trial tested the so-called drug-eluting absorbable metal scaffold (DREAMS) in 46 patients with 47 lesions, and had an overall device… Continue reading

Cheers and More Cheers: The Thursday Line Is Open

Cheers and more cheers: The Thursday line is open

Filed under: Drug Treatment Centers District of Columbia

Tom Cotton of the Club for Growth's D.C. clubhouse sent an email today about "the president trying to bypass Congress and use executive… Continue reading

Early HIV Tx Improves Immune System

Early HIV Tx Improves Immune System

Filed under: drug treatment programs in california

The question of when to start therapy has long vexed HIV clinicians and patients, especially in the early years of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), when drug… Continue reading

Compulsions in Parkinson's Tied to Treatment

Compulsions in Parkinson's Tied to Treatment

Filed under: drug treatment centers in massachusetts

In severe cases, the new addictions that people develop on the drugs can be devastating — leading to ruined finances and relationships — and they've generated a… Continue reading