Posts Tagged ‘abuse’

Demi Moore Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse After Hospital Trip (Report)

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According to the Web site's sources, Moore — who split from her husband, Ashton Kutcher, last year — is being treated for substance abuse. According to the site, paramedics arrived at the 49-year-old actress' home after a 911 call was placed at 10:45 …
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Demi Lovato's rep confirms she is not seeking treatment for substance abuse issues

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Dual Diagnosis Anonymous of Oregon arrives in Sandy
Filed under: substance abuse dual diagnosis

The peer support program Monica developed is based on a version of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, with five extra steps focused on dual diagnosis, or the combination of mental illness and substance abuse. For 26 years, Monica has been clean, …
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Veterans Healing Initiative Awards Grants to Provide Substance Abuse, Trauma …
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VHI's mission is threefold: To pay for the cost of substance abuse and trauma disorder treatment to veterans who would otherwise go without care; increase the number of clinically and medically approved dual-diagnosis treatment programs for veterans; …
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New study may lead to better treatment for alcohol abuse
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THUNDER BAY – Health Now – A recent study that show how alcohol leads to the release of endorphin in areas of the brain which produce feelings of pleasure and reward may lead to better treatment for alcohol abuse. According to a study led by …
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Kim Richards alcoholic: Real Housewives star out of rehab after treatment for …
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Suboxone use in Portland: A lifeline for recovering addicts or a new abuse …
Filed under: drug rehabilitation programs

But a top addiction rehabilitation doctor said Suboxone has been unfairly vilified and is a “fundamentally safe” lifeline for recovering addicts who may always need some form of medication to survive. Sgt. Kevin Cashman, supervisor of the Maine Drug …
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State cuts to Medicaid affect patients, providers
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For the tens of millions of poor and disabled who rely on the program — approaching nearly one in five Americans — the cuts translate into longer waits for doctors, restrictions on prescription drugs, a halt to vision and dental care, staff cuts at …
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Curbing cough medicine abuse target of Calif. law
Filed under: cocaine abuse effects

During that same period, there's been a tenfold increase in abuse of the substance reported to the center. "There's this false perception that because it's over-the-counter, it's safe as compared to illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin," said Ilene …
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Several hospitalized after illegal "bath salt" usage
Filed under: cocaine abuse effects

MDPV is a chemical, that if ingested has the effects of drugs like meth or cocaine. It's illegal to have in the state of Iowa. The drug and chemicals like it, are called "bath salts" because that's how they're often marketed. …
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Substance Abuse Awareness Week program set in Quincy
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By Anonymous The city will hold its second annual Substance Abuse Awareness Week from Jan. 3 through 6 at Quincy and North Quincy High Schools. The awareness week is organized by the mayor's Substance Abuse Task Force and Quincy Public Schools. …
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ETSU to share grant to curb substance abuse
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By AP JOHNSON CITY (AP) — The College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, Meharry Medical School in Nashville and Nashville-based Centerstone Research Institute are sharing a federal grant of $ 8.3 million to help curb substance abuse. …
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L.I. Doctor Weighs In On Alarming New Federal Painkiller Abuse Statistics
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Prescription painkiller abused has skyrocketed, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. (credit: CBS 2) MINEOLA, NY (CBSNewYork) — Alarming new statistics released Friday confirm more and more of the nation's drug problem is …
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The Buzz: California has no North Pole, but it rules on American-made toys
Filed under: abuse statistics

A total of 88 locations across the United States primarily made dolls and stuffed toys back in 2009, the last year for which the US Census Bureau has statistics. California led the nation with 15 of those establishments. Expand the list to toys, …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Aided by Internet Pharmacies, MD Ignorance
Filed under: treatment for drug abuse

The increasing online availability of prescription drugs may entice individuals believed to be at low risk for drug abuse to overuse controlled medications. The authors note that, while physicians and other health care providers should play a major …
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Drug abuse program faces cutbacks
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She lived with a drug dealer, began stealing, ended up in jail, had her three children put in foster care and attempted to kill herself. By the time she entered Mothers Making A Change — a substance abuse treatment program in Marietta — last year, …
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Polk tours Cuba's substance abuse programs
Filed under: meth abuse treatment

Polk said she knew there was usage, though, because there were posters in Spanish inside the clinics she visited warning about meth and other street drugs. Polk said she was impressed by some of the country's treatment plans for teenagers with alcohol …
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Drug traffickers' money to help fight meth use
Filed under: meth abuse treatment

He said 65 percent of those crimes have involved or have been motivated by meth. Lori Otter said meth use further costs the state and taxpayers because it drives the need for treatment services and foster care. In the Idaho Meth Project's first year, …
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