Treatment for Addicts Is Starting to Change

Published September 22, 2012

Treatment for addicts is starting to change

Filed under: drug abuse help treatment programs

A specialty substance-abuse training program for doctors has been ushered into medical schools. The federal government has announced the creation of new resources to help guide patients, families and doctors toward science-based addiction treatment, …
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Military should update its strategy against substance abuse

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Military should update its strategy against substance abuse. The military might employ some of the world's most up-to-date weapon systems, but it's stuck in the past when it comes to preventing and treating substance abuse. The News Tribune. The News …
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Military needs to better address substance abuse by troops, study says

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The services operate substance-abuse programs with little direction or accountability from the Pentagon and this needs to change, the committee report says. "Rather than continuing to use a 20th-century workforce to treat (substance abuse disorders …
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Hundreds celebrate National Drug Addiction Recovery Month

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Hundreds celebrate National Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Posted: Saturday, September 22, 2012 5:45 PM EST. Updated: … The Albany Housing Authority is getting a federal grant to continue a program to help families move out of public housing. The …
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