One Drug Abstinence Method Earns a Second Look

Published February 4, 2012

One Drug Abstinence Method Earns a Second Look

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Burning Tree, a long term drug treatment center in Texas, reintroduces to the addiction community a proven, but sometimes forgotten about, method of treating chronic addicts and their families. One method to treat the chronic abuse of illicit …
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ON BEACON HILL: Senate passes legislation to combat prescription drug abuse

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Under the bill, doctors and hospitals will be required to notify a parent or guardian of any minor treated for drug overdose. Information on substance abuse treatment options must also be provided, and a social worker will be available for counseling …
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New District Addiction Treatment Center Challenges DC's Epidemic of Alcohol …

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1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Misuse of alcohol and other drugs has reached epidemic proportions in the Washington DC area, according to a recent Federal survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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