Teen Abuse Hearing: Christopher Bellonci, MD

Published December 22, 2012

Teen Abuse Hearing: Christopher Bellonci, MD – Christopher Bellonci, MD, Medical Director and Senior Clinical Consultant at the Walker School in Needham, Massachusetts, testifies at a US House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.

Sharp Rise in Admissions for Certain Drug Combinations Over 10 Years

Filed under: substance treatment

13, 2012 — Substance abuse treatment admissions for addiction involving combined use of benzodiazepine and narcotic pain relievers rose a total of 569.7 percent, to 33,701, from 2000 to 2010, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental …
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Drug overdose deaths up 296 percent from 2000 to 2010 in Kentucky

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Karen Kelly, head of Operation UNITE, said the findings match what her agency has witnessed in the 29 Eastern and southern Kentucky counties where it investigates drug crimes and provides education and drug treatment. "We've seen an overwhelming …
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