More Addictions Treated With Drug Therapy

More Addictions Treated with Drug Therapy

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Over the last decade, more treatment options for drug and alcohol abuse have become available, but the extent to which these agents have been used in traditional ambulatory care settings isn't known. So Frank and colleagues scanned the National …
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Substance abuse diagnoses increasing in US

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Those treatments include medications such as methadone, as well as talk therapy. The new study, which used information from two national surveys of doctors' visits, estimated that the number of those visits involving drug or alcohol abuse or addiction …
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NJ drug treatment advocates upset by Gov. Christie's veto of immunity for

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“Too many people are left at the curb to fend for themselves after drug abuse,” Gusciora said. “I think the main goal of it should be to get more people into drug treatment and have those options available. I'll probably work with the governor to not …
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Drug Court receives 5000 federal grant

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Without these drug courts, Womack said, "treating drug abuse and all of its related costs if the person continues on that road is too expensive for the country. It is not sustainable." He also appreciates "the efficiency of investing in treatment and …
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